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THE 

NORMAL 
ALUMNI 
COLUMNS 


MAY,  1938 


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Alumni  Association  Board  of  Directors 

Walker  W.  Teekell,  Shreveport     .     . 
President 

Mrs.  Lorna  Kemper  Collins,  Rayville 
Vice-Pi'esiden*' 

Leroy  S.  Miller,  Natchitoches     .     .     . 
Secretary-Treasurer 

Miss  Elizabeth  Taylor,  Shreveport; 
Ewell  S.  Aiken,  Alexandria:  Joe  Far- 
rar,  Baton  Rouge;  W.  L.  Colvin, 
Jeanerette. 


Potpourri 


In  this,  our  first  issue,  we  pay  tri- 
bute to  a  group  of  teachers  who  have 
served  th?  people  of  the  State  of 
Louisiana  as  members  of  the  faculty 
continuously  for  a  period  of  twenty- 
five  years.  Certainly  this  group  has 
been  fortunate  in  being  able  to  have 
a  hand  in  shaping  the  futures  of  so 
many  young  men  and  women  that 
have  passed  through  their  classes  In 
the  quarter  century  of  a  century  that 
they  have  taught  at  the  Louisiana 
State  Normal  College. 


Did  you  know  that  sixty  thousand 
students  have  matriculated  at  the 
college  during  its  years  of  service? 
Many  thousands  of  them  have  gone 
out  into  the  highways  and  byways 
of  Louisiana  to  serve  the  cause  of 
public  education.  Their  contribution 
to  the  training  of  tomorrow's  citizens 
and  the  advancing  of  urban  and 
rural  communities  in  every  parish 
has  been  great.  They  have  loyally, 
honestly  and  fearlessly  given  their 
energy  and  ability  in  teaching  and 
inspiring  their  students.  Certainly 
their  work  has  made  it  said  "that 
Normal-trained  teachers  are  not  only 
well  trained  but  also  are  permeated 
with  zeal  for  their  profession."  They 
have  left  a  rich  heritage  for  their 
brother  alumni  who  go  out  in  the 
future. 


The  campus  is  beautiful  now  with 
its  rolling  expanse  of  green  lawns, 
its  grassed  terraces,  shrubs,  blooming 
flowers,  virgin  oaks,  pines  and  red- 
bud  trees.  Truly  it  is  a  thing  of 
beauty.  Come  back  and  visit  with  old 
friends  and  see  what  the  campus  has 
In  store  for  you. 


The  Normal  Alumni 
Columns 


VOLUME  I,  No.  1 


MAY,  1938 


Single  Copy,  25  cents 


IN  THIS  ISSUE 

Page 

President  Fredericks  Greets 

Alumni  2 

Alumni  President  Smiles  Approval     3 

Editorials  4 

Demon  Doings  5 

Yes,  We  Are  Growing  6 

The  Student  Body  Speaks  7 

In  Our  Alumni  Hall  of  Fame  8 

Vocational  Training  9 

Normal  Looks  To  The  Future  10 

1938  Northwest  Rally  11 

Departments  12-13 

With  The  Faculty  14 

Homecoming  15 

Silver  Jubilee  Teachers  16 

Alumni  News  17-18-19 

Advertisements  20-28 


ful  phy.sical  examination  ever  given 
the  student  body  at  the  collcKe.  The 
Board's  doctors,  technicians,  ani 
nurses,  through  the  use  of  their 
X-ray  and  other  laboratory  equip- 
ment, were  able  to  diagnose  and 
offer  corrective  advice  before  a  phys- 
ical ailment  might  become  serious. 
Many  students  were  aided  in  this 
way.  To  Dr.  O'Hara,  president  of  the 
Louisiana  State  Board  of  Health,  and 
his  staff,  profound  thanks  and  sin- 
cere appreciation  are  extended  for 
the  splendid  work  that  the  board  's 
doing. 


Did  you  happen  to  know  that 
twenty-four  parishes  in  the  state 
have  superintendents  that  are  grad- 
uates of  Normal?  The  college  and 
their  fellow  alumni  are  proud  of 
them. 


In  future  issues  of  The  Normal 
Alumni  Columns,  there  will  appear, 
from  time  to  time,  pictures  of  stu- 
dent groups  and  other  interesting 
photographs  of  former  years.  Watch 
for  them;  we  know  that  you  will  be 
interested  in  seeing  how  you  and  your 
classmates  and  the  Normal  appeared 
during  the  years  gone  by. 


Work  was  begun  on  the  new  Nat- 
chitoches High  School  and  Trades 
School  on  May  10.  These  structures 
are  being  built  on  the  old  athletic 
field.  This  part  of  the  college  campus 
has  been  leased  by  the  State  Board 
of  Education  to  the  Natchitoches 
Parish  School  Board  for  the  high 
school  and  trades  school  grounds. 
These  buildings  are  being  construct- 
ted  out  of  the  proceeds  of  a  bond 
issue  voted  by  the  property  taxpayers 
of  School  District  Nine  of  Natchito- 
ches Parish.  The  new  high  school, 
with  the  present  elementary  train- 
ing school  on  the  campus,  will  afford 
a  laboratory  for  the  training  of 
teachers,  second  to  none  in  the  coun- 
try. 


L.  S.  N.  C.  is  indebted  to  the  State 
Board  of  Health  for  the  most  success- 


The  new  athletic  field  is  being  con- 
structed on  the  south  portion  of  the 
campus.  Lying  between  two  hills, 
the  field  is  a  natural  bowl,  and  when 
completed  will  provide  as  fine  a  grid- 
iron and  track  as  can  be  found  any- 
where. We  think,  too,  that  you  will 
agree  with  us  in  the  statement  that 
this  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
stadia  in  the  nation. 


The  Normal  Alumni  Columns,  published  quarterly  by  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  Louisiana  State  Normal  College.  Editorial 
offices,  Caldwell  Hall,  Louisiana  State  Normal  College,  Natchitoches,  Louisiana.  Entered  as  second  class  matter  May,  1938,  at 
Natchitoches,  Louisiana,  under  the  Act  of  March  3,  1879.  Subscription  price,  75  cents  a  year.  Single  copy,  25  cents. 

S.  W.  Nelken,  '20,  Editor;  Charles  Cunningham,  '33,  Associate  Editor;  J.  W.  Webb,  '26,  Business  Manager;  Leroy  S.  Miller,  '17, 

Circulation  Manager. 


President  Fredericks  Extends  Greetings  To  Alumni 


Natchitoches,    Louisiana, 
April  18,  1938 

To  the  Editor  of  Normal  Alumni  Columns, 
Louisiana  State  Normal  College, 
Natchitoches,  Louisiana 

Dear  Mr.  Nelken: 

I  wish  to  take  this  opportunity  to  bring  you 
greetings  from  the  Normal  College  faculty,  staff, 
and  student  body,  and  to  congratulate  the  Normal 
Alumni  Association  for  launching  a  quarterly  Nor- 
mal alumni  bulletin.  1  appreciate  the  hearty  and 
sincere  cooperation  your  association  has  given  me 
as  president  of  the  Louisiana  State  Normal  College 
and  I  am  deeply  impressed  by  your  loyalty  to  the 
Normal  College. 

For  more  than  half  a  century  the  Louisiana 
State  Normal  College  has  devoted  its  entire  re- 
sources and  energies  toward  the  better  prepara- 
tion and  training  of  public  school  teachers  and 
educational  leaders  for  Louisiana.  It  is  no  wonder 
that  "Normal"  is  known  as  the  mother  of  public 
school  education  in  Louisiana.  There  is  scarcely  a 
fireside  in  our  great  commonwealth  uhat  has  not 
been  touched  directly  or  indirectly  by  the  grad- 
uates of  our  institution. 

We  at  the  college  realize  that  the  Normal 
College  lives  and  grows  only  through  the  coopera- 
tion of  its  alumni.  Your  alumni  president  Mr. 
Teekell,  your  secretary  Mr.  Miller  and  I  know  that 
you  are  anxious  to  help  the  institution  you  love  in 
every  way  possible. 

Present  conditions  require  that  we  become 
directly  interested  in  governmental  affairs  and 
that  v/e  not  take  too  much  for  granted.  We  should 
participate  more  in  state  government  and  put  into 
practice  some  of  the  things  we  learned  in  the  class- 
rooms, and  some  of  the  things  we  are  teaching  the 
boys  and  girls  of  the  state.  It  is  the  duty  and 
responsibility  of  those  engaged  in  the  teaching 
profession  to  see  that  the  public  schools  and  col- 
leges provide  the  proper  kind  of  education  for  our 
boys  and  girls  and  that  these  institutions  are  ade- 
quately financed. 

In  closing,  I  want  to  ask  the  Normal  alumni 
to  continue  their  cooperation.  Lend  us  your  help 
especially  during  the  next  session  of  the  Legisla- 
ture. We  need  not  only  more  money  for  the  public 


school  system,  but  we  need  additional  mainten- 
ance for  the  college  as  well  as  money  for  buildings 
and  equipment.  I  want  you  to  know  that  I  am  co- 
operating with  Southwestern,  Tech,  and  South- 
eastern toward  this  sorely  needed  financial  aid 
from  the  state ;  and  I  sincerely  hope  that  all  three 
institutions  will  succeed  through  unrelenting  and 
ceaseless  cooperation  to  convince  the  state  legis- 
lature that  there  is  no  greater  need  in  our  state 
than  the  need  for  ample  financial  support  of  our 
educational  institutions — the  mainsprings  of  our 
social  and  industrial  welfare. 

We  want  you  to  attend  our  Home-Coming  in 
the  spring  and  in  the  fall.  We  invite  your  criti- 
cisms cf  the  college.  Let  us  know  your  troubles  if 
you  have  any  and  let  us  help  you  with  them. 

Sincerely  yours, 

A.  A.  FREDERICKS,  President, 
Louisiana  State  Normal  College. 

Page  Two 


Alumni  Association  President  Smiles  Approval 


I  consider  it  one  of  the  finest  and  most  desir- 
able privileges  of  my  life  to  be  permitted  to  send 
greetings  to  the  thousands  of  alumni  of  the  Lou- 
isiana Normal  College  through  the  medium  of  this, 
the  first  issue  of  The  Normal  Alumni  Columns. 

This  should  be  the  dawn  of  a  new  era  in 
Normal  Alumni  activities  and  enthusiasm.  The 
Normal  Alumni  Columns  should  serve  as  a  means 
of  bringing  the  members  into  a  stronger  and  more 
closely  knit  unit.  It  gives  me  a  great  inspiration 
to  visualize  in  my  mind's  eye  what  an  outstanding 
and  formidable  group  Ave  would  have  if  it  were 
possible  to  call  a  meeting  of  all  of  the  men  and 
women  now  living  who  have  graduated  from  the 
Normal.  J  can  see  in  this  group  people  of  all  ages 
of  maturity  from  all  honorable  walks  of  life,  who 
would  be  capable  of  putting  over  any  task  which 


they  should  agree  upon.  Of  course  it  would  be  im- 
possible ever  to  have  the  entire  group  at  one  meet- 
ing, but  we  can  and  should  have  every  alumni  of 
the  college  in  Louisiana  reading  the  Columns  on 
the  same  day  and  thinking  collectively  of  the  sev- 
eral things  that  we,  as  a  group,  can  do  for  the  bet- 
terment of  our  school,  our  state,  our  country  and 
ourselves.  Let  us  all  work  together  to  make  this 
official  magazine  most  effective  by  lending  our 
support  in  any  way  that  each  of  us  feels  he  can  do 
the  most  good. 

The  Louisiana  State  Normal  College  Alumni 
Association  has  two  very  tangible  items  on  the 
asset  side  of  the  ledger.  They  are  the  Williamson 
Museum  and  the  Student  Loan  Fund.  Both  of 
these  will  serve  as  a  perpetual  reminder  to  all 
members  that  we  have  a  live  organization  that  is 
doing  something  constructive. 

I  am  sure  that  you  will  be  interested  and  glad 
to  know  that  arrangements  have  been  made  to 
house  adequately  and  display  the  thousands  of 
valuable  specimens  which  Mr.  Williamson  so  gen- 
erously gave  to  the  Association.  Each  member  of 
the  Association  is  invited  to  contribute  or  loan 
additional  things  of  interest.  This  museum  should 
be  made  the  greatest  of  its  kind  in  the  South. 

The  Student  Loan  Fund  pays  for  its  cost  of 
operation  and  with  continued  careful  management 
it  will  gradually  grow.  The  handling  of  these 
funds  is  a  sacred  trust.  Many  have  already  bene- 
fited from  loans  made  to  them  and  thousands  yet 
to  come  should  be  privileged  to  thank  us  for  the 
good  we  have  done  for  them. 

I  want  to  thank  all  those  who  have  helped  so 
generously  by  the  actual  work  they  have  done,  or 
by  the  helpful  suggestions  they  have  made. 

Sincerely, 


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WALKER  W.  TEEKELL 


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EDITORIALS 


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Our  Name 


In  launching  their  new  publi- 
cation, THE  NORMAL  ALUM- 
NI COLUMNS,  the  Normal 
Alumni  are  envisioning  a  great- 
er Normal  surrounded  and 
supported  by  a  more  closely 
knit  Alumni  group.  For  fifty- 
four  years  a  leader  in  the  state 
educational  program  and 
school  work,  the  Normal  Col- 
lege bids  fair  to  become  an 
even  greater  force  in  the  edu- 
cational circles  of  Louisiana 
and  the  entire  South. 

The  curiously  triple  signifi- 
cance of  its  title,  THE  NOR- 
MAL ALUMNI  COLUMNS  hke 
the  three  old  columns  on  the 
campus,  is  suggestive  of  three 
distinct  means  towards  the  de- 
velopment of  the  Louisiana 
State  Normal  College. 

First,  the  college  through 
the  alumni  is  offering  the  print- 
ed columns  of  these  pages  as  a 
medium  toward  the  free  ex- 
pression of  ideas,  opinions,  and 
suggestions  by  its  educational 
off"spring  and  the  great  host  of 
friends  in  the  entire  State  of 
Louisiana,  regarding  the  poli- 
cies of  the  Normal  College. 

Second,  THE  NORMAL 
COLUMNS  is  to  serve  as  a  pub- 
lic mouthpiece  of  those  other 
columns  of  brick  and  white 
stucco  on  the  Normal  campus, 
those  mute  yet  eloquent  wit- 
nesses to  past  educational 
achievement  and  grandeur, 
those  silent  monuments  of 
scholastic  traditions  and  ideals; 
those  towering  memorials  of 
the  best  and  noblest  in  public 
education  in  Louisiana.  It  is 
these  traditions  and  ideals  that 
the  new  alumni  publication 
will  strive  to  uphold  and  pre- 
serve in  behalf  of  the  future 
generations,  who  seek  training 
and  inspiration  within  the  Nor- 
mal gates. 

But  third  and  last,  the  pre- 
dominant aim  of  THE  NOR- 
MAL  ALUMNI   COLUMNS   is 


to  maintain  and  promote  a 
close  and  live  relationship  be- 
tween the  Normal  College  and 
its  sons  and  daughters — that 
countless  army  of  men  and 
women  who  left  its  halls  to 
disseminate  genuine  education 
to  the  citizens  of  tomorrow, 
those  pillars  of  its  educational 
structure  that  constitute  the 
mainstay  of  its  existence  as 
well  as  the  boast  of  its  achieve- 
ment, those  human  columns 
that  dominate  and  safeguard 
in  every  corner  of  the  state  the 
mental  and  spiritual  growth  of 
our  youth  into  real  manhood 
and  womanhood. 


Again,  let  us  say  that  if  you 
think  of  any  way  in  which  this 
publication  can  help,  please  let 
us  know.  We  are  truly  a  service 
organization. 


To  Our  Alumni 


This,  the  first  issue  of  The 
Normal  Alumni  Columns,  fills 
a  long  felt  need  for  a  medium 
of  exchange  between  the  col- 
lege and  the  alumni.  To  all 
alumni  everywhere  the  editor- 
ial staff"  expresses  the  sincere 
hope  that  this  news  of  Normal 
and  its  alumni  meets  with  your 
approval. 

Your  constructive  comments 
and  criticisms  will  be  warmly 
welcomed. 

Will  you  appoint  yourself  as 
an  assistant  editor,  and  send  us 
any  news  about  yourself  or 
other  alumni  in  your  neighbor- 
hood ?  This  is  your  publication, 
published  by  you  and  for  you. 
It  is  our  sincere  wish  that  all  of 
the  alumni  will  contribute 
items  in  the  days  to  come.  This 
much  we  would  like  to  ask  ot 
you,  and  in  return,  the  editorial 
staff  pledges  to  do  its  best  in 
publishing  an  interesting  and 
live  Alumni  News  quarterly 
magazine  full  of  information 
about  the  college  and  its  sons 
and  daughters,  who  are  out  in 
the  field. 

To  give  you  the  type  of  news 
that  we  know  that  you  would 
like  to  have  will  require  con- 
siderable financial  support,  and 
to  this  end  we  are  asking  that 
you  subscribe  at  a  very  reason- 
able charge  to  THE  NORMAL 
ALUMNI  COLUMNS.  Do  it 
now  and  make  sure  that  you 
will  not  miss  a  single  copy." 


Albert  A.  Fredericks 


Not  so  many  years  ago,  a  lad 
of  small  means  came  out  of  the 
hills  of  Natchitoches  Parish, 
imbued  with  the  idea  of  "get- 
ting some  higher  learnin'." 

A  farm  boy,  he  was  interest- 
ed in  farming,  and  soon  found 
himself  at  the  State  University, 
studying  agriculture.  To  stay 
there,  he  had  to  work — and 
work  he  did,  driving  a  dairy 
wasron  on  a  milk  route,  and 
milking  cows  before  five  a.  m. 
in  his  SDare  time. 

Graduated,  he  put  his  knowl- 
edge to  use,  serving  the  people 
of  Louisiana  as  a  county  agent, 
as  a  dairy  specialist,  and  as 
head  of  the  department  of  ag- 
riculture at  the  Normal. 

Energetic,  capable,  honest, 
possessor  of  a  great  personal- 
ity, and  keenly  interested  in 
educational  problems,  he  was 
elected  president  of  the  Louisi- 
ana State  Normal  College  in 
August,  1934. 

What  has  he  done  during  the 
short  time  he  has  been  presi- 
dent? 

Built  the  Richard  W.  Leche 
Library,  a  power  plant,  a  new 
athletic  field,  a  new  men's 
dormitory,  completed  Warren 
Easton  Hall,  renovated  every 
existing  building,  beautified 
the  entire  campus,  and  improv- 
ed and  strengthened  the  facul- 
ty. These  are  some  of  the  major 
accomplishments  of  his  admin- 
istration. 

A  great  leader  and  friend, 
President  Fredericks  has  weld- 
ed a  harmonious  and  happy 
faculty  and  student  body  group 
all  striving  to  maintain  the 
high  ideals  upon  which  the  col- 
lege was  founded. 

To  you.  President  Albert  A. 
Fredericks,  all  of  the  alumni 
everywhere  join  in  extending 
congratulations  and  sincere 
thanks  for  the  service  you  have 
rendered  to  their  Alma  Mater. 
We  look  with  confidence  to  the 
future. 


Page  Four 


DEMON  DOINGS 


Reading  from  left  to  right:  Botton  row.  Smith,  Manager,  Murrell,  47;  Eason,  46;  Saucier,  58;  Russell,  Farr,  77;  Cope,  71; 
Ledet,  61;  Pernici,  43;  Harmon,  55.  Second  row:  Aillet,  Coach;  Wagley,  51;  Maddox,  42;  Renwick,  44;  Gentry,  62;  Hilborn, 
66;  Lcomis,  52;  Smolimki,  52;  Miller,  64;  Maxey,  75;  Turpin,  Coach.  Third  row:  Jackson,  Captain,  76;  Bell,  40;  Couch, 
Captain,  73;  Flournoy,  70;  Hillman,  72;  Kelly,  43;  Gilson,  56;  Wiggins,  53;  Webb,  59;  Killen,  60.  Back  row:  Allen,  39; 
Crieghton,  57;  Elkins,  J.,  65;  Elkins,  T.,  63;  James,  54;  Wyatt,  68;  Perkins,  45;  Parker,  69;  Mathis,  74. 

Sept.  17 — Centenary  at  Shreveport 

Sept.  23 — East  Texas  Teachers  at 
Natchitoches 

Sept.  30 — Sam  Houston  Teachers 
at  Huntsville 

Oct.  7 — Southeastern  at  Natchito- 
ches 

Oct.  14 — Louisiana  College  at  Pine- 
ville 

Oct.  22 — Louisiana  Tech  at  the 
State  Fair,  Shreveport 

Oct.  28 — Mississippi  Delta  Teachei's 
at  Natchitoches 

Nov.  4 — S  t  e  p  h  e  n  F.  Austin  at 
Nacogdoches 

Nov.  18 — Mississippi  State  Teach- 
ers at  Natchitoches 

Nov.  24 — Southwestern  at  Lafayette 


1937  Demons  Little 
Four  Champs 

The  1937  Demon  Gridders  started 
off  the  season  with  a  punch  which 
left  the  Centenary  Gentlemen  groggy 
from  a  nothing  to  nothing  tie,  and 
they  ended  the  season  in  a  blaze  of 
glory  by  defeating  the  Southwestern 
Bulldogs  7  to  0  in  the  annual  Turkey- 
day  game,  which  gave  them  the 
championship  of  the  "Little  Four." 

The  1937  team  was  captained  by 
Sims  Jackson  of  Campti,  and  Gerald 
Couch  of  Minden.  Those  lost  by 
graduation  are:  Sims  Jackson,  Gerald 
Coucli,  James  Hilborn,  Billy  Parker, 
Marvin  Wyatt,  Bill  Jamss,  Charles 
Mathis,  Alton  Wagley,  and  Harojd 
Smolinski. 

Prospects  for  a  strong  team  this 
fall  are  bright.  A  large  number  of 
players  on  last  years  team  and  a 
flock  of  IMPS  will  answer  Coaches 
Turpin  and  Aillet's  call  on  Septem- 
ber 1.  The  squad  this  year  will  be 
captained  by  Walter  Ledet  of  Abbe- 
ville, and  Charles  Loomis  of  Ferri- 
day. 

Page  Five 


The  Jubilee  Cagers 

The  Silver  Jubilee  basketball  team 
of  Coach  H.  Lee  Prather  is  now  a 
matter  of  history.  And  another  good 
team,  though  perhaps  not  a  reallv 
great  one  has  been  developed  to  wear 
the  Purple  and  White. 

Of  all  the  S.  I.  A.  A.  games  played 
during  the  regular  season,  the  De- 
mons won  eleven,  and  lost  three. 

Of  the  players  who  made  this  fine 
record,  Loftin,  McGee,  and  Walker 
will  be  lost  by  graduation,  and  their 
places  will  be  hard  to  fill.  These 
players  enjoy  the  distinction  of  never 
having  lost  a  game  to  a  team  in  the 
"Littlq  Pour",  as  the  Normal  has  not 
been  defeated  in  this  group  for  the 
past  three  years. 

Members  of  this  year's  squad,  who 
should  return  next  year  are:  E.  D. 
and  Jimmie  Perkins,  Tandy  Jackson. 
John  and  Thomas  Elkins,  Rudolph 
Dickson,  Burnell  Webb,  and  Jack 
Burgess.  From  the  freshman  squad 
will  come  several  promising  player^, 
who  will  be  added  to  the  varsity 
squad  next  year. 


1938  Football  Schedule 

Below  is  given  the  1938  Demon 
schedule  which  is  one  of  the  hardest 
ever  faced  by  a  Demon  team. 


Six-Man  Football 

The  Department  of  intercollegia.e 
athletics  sponsored  a  new  six-man 
football  game  this  spring. 

Exhibition  games  were  put  on  by 
members  of  the  varsity  squad  at 
Belcher,  El'. on  and  Natchitoches.  An 
explanation  of  the  techniques  of 
playing  and  coaching  the  new  game 
was  given  at  Many. 

The  object  of  presenting  this  new- 
game  was  to  interest  the  smaller 
schools  in  a  more  varied  competive 
program  for  their  boys. 


Yes,  We  Are  Growing 


000<^OS>0^5K>^>OS>< 


Improvements  to  the  physical  plant  of  the 
Louisiana  State  Normal  College  during  the  1937- 
38  session  included  the  completion  of  two  new 
buildings  erected  at  a  cost  of  $450,000,  the  ex- 
pending of  $67,000  on  a  WPA  project  of  renovat- 
ing dormitories  and  academic  buildings  and 
$27,000  in  improvements  on  a  new  athletic  field. 

In  addition  to  its  expansion  program  the  col- 
lege sponsored  20  meetings  on  the  campus,  a 
"Know  Louisiana"  tour,  a  band  clinic  and  an  adult 
education  school,  installed  a  radio  broadcasting 
studio  and  added  one  new  curriculum  and  an 
honor  fraternity. 

The  college  had  during  the  session  more  than 
3000  students  enrolled  in  residence  and  in  exten- 
sion and  correspondence  study  classes;  while  383 
students  were  graduated,  231  with  the  A.  B.  de- 
gree and  152  with  the  two-year  elementary  certif- 
icate. 

New  buildings  at  the  State  Teachers'  College 
are  the  $150,000  Richard  W.  Leche  Library  and 
the  $300,000  heating  and  power  unit,  both  of 
which  were  completed  during  the  early  part  of 
1937.  The  new  structures  were  officially  dedicated 
at  the  annual  graduation  exercises  in  May  with 
Governor  Leche  giving  the  main  address. 

Of  Tudor  Gothic  type,  the  three-story  brick 
library  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  buildings  of  its 
kind  in  the  country.  The  main  floor  is  composed  of 
reading,  lounging  and  browsing  rooms  in  addition 
to  the  main  hall  which  leads  to  the  loan  desk  and 
stack  rooms.  A  semi-attic  floor  in  the  building  con- 
tains a  Louisiana  room  and  seminar,  magazine  and 
storage  rooms:  while  the  semi-basement  floor  has 
several  classrooms  and  offices  for  the  library  sci- 
ence department,  a  visual  education  room  accom- 
modating 200  students,  and  storage  space  for  gov- 
ernment documents,  archives,  reserve  books,  rare 
books  and  maps.  Four  floors  of  stacks  have  a  book 
capacity  of  95,000. 

The  entries  in,  the  accession  book  in  the  new 
library  show  a  collection  of  37,200  volumes.  A 
special  feature  of  this  collection  is  the  foreign 
language  department  which  consists  of  more  than 
1500  volumes.  Magazine  and  newspaper  racks 
contain  174  periodicals,  all  attractively  displayed 
in  the  periodical  reading  room  on  the  main  floor. 
The  library  has  a  total  of  2000  volumes  of  bound 
magazines  together  with  the  indexes. 

The  new  power  and  heating  plant  at  the  col- 


lege houses  two  gas  or  oil  burning  boilers  with 
a  capacity  of  four  hundred  boiler  horsepower  each, 
two  electric  generators  of  200  K.V.A.  each,  and 
electric  central  control  cabinets.  All  the  equip- 
ment is  ultra-modern,  containing  the  latest  de- 
velopments of  power  engineers. 

Six  miles  of  underground  steam  lines  are 
used  on  the  campus  to  complete  the  cycle  from  the 
central  heating  plant.  Eighteen  thousand  five  hun- 
dred pounds  of  steam  an  hour  is  used  during  the 
cold  days;  while  the  boiler  burns  90  barrels  of  oil 
a  day  from  the  10,000  gallon  supply  tank,  or  300,- 
000  cubic  feet  of  gas  a  day.  The  steam  leaving  the 
boiler  at  a  high  pressure  of  125  pounds  per  square 
hich  has  a  temperature  of  300  degrees  Fahrenheit. 
The  pressure  is  reduced  by  the  generators  and 
automatic  reducers  to  five  pounds  per  square  inch 
before  it  leaves  the  power  plant.  This  maintains 
the  steady  flow  through  the  six  miles  of  pipes. 
When  the  water  returns  to  the  boiler,  it  still  has  a 
temperature  of  180  degrees. 

Steam  generated  in  the  boilers  completes  its 
cycle  by  passing  through  the  dynamo  engines 
where  it  generates  electricity  and  its  pressure  is 
reduced.  From  there  the  steam  goes  to  the  heat- 
ing systems  of  all  campus  buildings,  including  the 
shower  rooms  of  the  gymnasiums  and  dormitories, 
the  laundry,  the  steam  cookers  of  the  kitchen,  the 
ice  plant,  the  water  pumps,  and  other  places 
where  power  and  heat  are  needed.  Before  the 
water  is  returned  to  the  boiler  for  reheating,  the 
accumulation  of  oxygen  is  removed  in  order  to 
prevent  rust  and  corrosion  of  pipes.  Only  a  negli- 
gible amount  of  energy  is  lost  in  the  entire  cycle. 


STATE    NORMAL'S   NEW   POWER  PLANT 

Page  Six 


The  Student  Body  Speaks 


The  Student  Body  of  the  Louisiana  State  Nor- 
mal College  takes  this  opportunity  to  extend  its 
greetings  to  those  responsible  for  the  publication 
of  THE  NORMAL  ALUMNI  COLUMNS. 

The  Student  Body  realizes  that  there  has 
been  a  demand  on  both  the  part  of  the  undergrad- 
uates and  the  alumni  for  some  means  of  formal 
communication  in  order  that  the  desires,  demands, 
and  needs  of  the  College  might  be  better  present- 
ed. We  feel  that  the  issuance  of  THE  NORMAL 
ALUMNI  COLUMNS  will  furnish  the  medium  for 
that  needed  communication. 

The  Student  Body  also  realizes  that  alumni 
organizations  are  indispensable  to  the  life  of  an 
educational  institution.  Alumni  are  as  essential 
as  the  college  administrative  staff,  the  faculty,  and 
student  groups.  The  success  of  a  college  or  uni- 
versity is  generally  interpreted  in  the  light  of  the 
success  of  its  graduates.  In  realization  of  this, 
therefore,  the  present  Student  Body  is  happy  to  be 
on  the  campus  when  such  a  step  as  the  publica- 
tion of  THE  NORMAL  ALUMNI  COLUMNS  is 
taken  to  assure  better  understanding  between  the 
students  and  the  graduates*  of  the  college. 

The  Student  Body  also  thanks  those  alumni 
out  in  the  field  who  are  carrying  on  the  great  work 
of  securing  a  proper  building  program  for  our 
College.  We  realize  that  the  battle  waged  is  a 
strenuous  one,  but  we  have  assurance  that  the 
State  Normal  College  will  soon  be  placed  on  a 
level  with  other  great  educational  institutions  in 
the  country. 

With  funds  already  secured,  the  authorities 
of  the  College  have  made  improvements  on  the 
campus.   Should  the  program  planned  by  the  of- 

Page  Seven 


Student  Body  Officers 


Right,  Robert  Easley,  president;  left,  Gordon  Wiggins,  vice- 
president;    center,  Roberta  Fluitt,  secretary-treasurer. 


ficials  become  a  realization,  the  State  Normal  Col- 
lege will  become  an  institution  of  which  all  of  us 
will  be  doubly  proud. 

So  to  those  alumni  in  the  state,  and  to  those 
responsible  for  the  conception  and  publication  of 
THE  NORMAL  ALUMNI  COLUMNS,  the  Student 
Body  of  the  Louisiana  State  Normal  College  ex- 
tends its  sincere  greetings  and  well  wishes  for  a 
great  success.  We  have  faith  in  the  work  and 
support  of  the  new  magazine,  and  we  trust  that 
the  alumni  will  feel  its  importance  even  as  w^e  do. 

ROBERT  EASLEY, 
President 

GORDON  WIGGINS, 
Vice-President 

ROBERTA  FLUITT, 

Secretary-Treasurer 


In  Our  Alumni  Hall  of  Fame 


Supt.  T,  H.  Harris 

No  person  fits  quite  so  well 
at  the  head  of  a  teachers'  col- 
lege alumni  list  as  does  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Educa- 
tion. Normal  is  proud  to  claim 
State  Superintendent  Harris  as 
a  former  student,  a  former 
teacher,  and  as  the  directing 
genius  of  the  Louisiana  school 
system  for  the  past  thirty  years. 

Mr.  Harris  attended  the  Nor- 
mal during  the  early  Nineties, 
but  went  out  to  teach  before 
completing  work  for  the  diplo- 
ma. He  graduated  in  1906 
when  he  had  already  begun  to 
gain  prominence  as  an  educa- 
tional leader  in  the  state.  As  a 
student  he  was  the  featured 
bass  singer  of  the  Normal 
quartet  and  the  star  debater 
for  Eclectic  Literary  Society. 
Among  his  classmates  were 
Judge  Robert  Butler  of  Houma 
and  Judge  Fred  Odom  of  the 
State  Supreme  Court.  (The 
picture  of  Mr.  Harris  repro- 
duced on  this  page  was  taken 
from  a  portrait  of  the  superin- 
tendent which  hangs  in  the 
Richard  W.  Leche  Library.) 
Dr.  Murphy  P.  Rogers 

The  Alumni  Association 
wishes  to  congratulate  the  col- 
lege on  obtaining  the  services 
of  Dr.  Murphy  P.  Rogers  as 
Dean  of  the  college.  Dean  Rog- 
ers is  a  young  man,  yet  has 
come  to  the  college  with  a 
wealth  of  both  practical  ana 
theoretical  training. 

Dr.  Rogers  received  his  two- 
year  diploma  from  Normal  in 
1919,  and  A.  B.  degree  in  1925; 
always  searching  for  more 
knowledge  and  training,  he  ob- 
tained his  masters  degree  in 
1930  from  Columbia  Univer- 
sity ;  and  from  the  same  institu- 
tion, he  was  granted  his  Ph.  D. 


degree  in  1935.  His  experience 
as  a  public  school  teacher  in 
the  schools  of  DeSoto  and  Winn 
parishes;  as  state  assistant  su- 
pervisor of  elementary  schools; 
as  executive  secretary  of  the 
State  College  and  High  School 
commission;  and  finally  as  the 
state  director  of  curriculum, 
has  given  him  a  wealth  of 
training  in  the  public  schools 
and  colleges  of  this  state. 

Alumnus    Rogers,   we,   your 
fellow  alumni  are  indeed  glad 
to  have  you  back  at  our  Alma 
Mater. 
Mrs.  Ada  Jack  Carver  Snell 

The  Louisiana  State  Normal 
College  is  proud  to  have  on  its 
roster  of  graduates  Mrs.  Ada 
Jack  Carver  Snell  of  Minden, 
storj'-teller,  playwright,  and 
poet — who  has  made  herself 
felt  in  the  literary  world  with 
her  sparkling  stories  of  people 
and  places  in  the  Pelican  State. 

Eight  brilliant  stories  and 
two  plays  have  come  from  her 
pen  since  1925  when  her  first 
story,  "Redbone,"  appeared  in 
Harper's. 

The  following   is   a   bibliog- 
raphy   of    her    stories:    Short 
Stories:     "Redbone,"     192  5 
"Treesby,"     1926;     "Maudie,' 
1926;    "The   Old   One,"    1926 
"The  Raspberry  Dress,"  1926 
"Singing  Woman,"  1927;  "Cot 
ton   Dolly,"    1927;    "Little 
Mother    of   Church,"    1928. 
Plays:     "The     Cajun,"     1926; 
"The     Clock     Strikes     Tomor- 
row," 1935. 

Wm.   Peyton  Cunningham 

Wm.  Peyton  Cunningham, 
class  of  '19,  is  an  attorney-at- 
law  practicing  in  the  city  of 
Natchitoches. 

A  native  of  Natchitoches, 
Peyton  Cunningham  is  a  mem- 


ber of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  Louisiana 
Legislature,  and  is  now  serving 
his  second  term,  having  been 
re-elected  in  1936  to  represent 
Natchitoches  Parish. 

His  love  of  the  Normal  is 
deep-centered,  and  well  it 
might  be,  for  his  grandfather, 
Milton  J.  Cunningham,  who 
was  Attorney-General  of  Lou- 
isiana from  1884  to  1888,  and 
from  1892  to  1900,  was  largely 
instrumental  in  securing  the 
location  of  Normal  in  the  town 
of  Natchitoches  when  the  Nor- 
mal School  was  founded  in 
1884  by  the  Louisiana  Legisla- 
ture. His  father  Charles  Milton 
Cunningham,  his  mother,  Eve- 
lena  Payne  Cunningh?im. 
and  his  wife,  the  former  Mil- 
dred Hill,  '18,  were  graduated 
from  the  Normal. 

Leon  Friedman 

Of  the  many  friends  of  the 
college,  few  have  more  whole 
heartedly  assisted  in  every 
move  for  its  betterment  than 
has  State  Representative  Leon 
Friedman.  Representative 
Friedman  lives  at  Natchez,  anvi 
is  busily  engaged  as  a  cotton 
planter  and  merchant.  A 
staunch  friend  of  Normal,  he 
is  ever  watchful  of  her  inter- 
ests. Along  with  Representa- 
tive Cunningham  and  Senator 
Fredericks,  he  ably  represents 
Natchitoches  Parish  in  matters 
pertaining  to  legislative  meas- 
ures aff"ecting  the  Parish  and 
State.  Taking  advantage  of  his 
nearness  to  the  campus,  Mr. 
Friedman  is  a  frequent  visitor 
to  the  college.  He  attends 
sports  events  and  extra-curric- 
ular activities  sponsored  by  the 
college  and  enters  into  the 
spirit  of  them  all  with  enthus- 
iasm. 

Page   Eight 


State  Normal  In  Step  With  Vocational  Training 


More  than  600  students  participate  in  some 
form  of  vocational  training  on  the  campus  of  the 
college.  Many  are  enrolled  in  commerce,  home 
economics,  agriculture,  photography,  shop  work, 
carpentry,  and  other  forms  of  specialized  activ- 
ity. 

This  type  of  work  is  educating  the  boys  and 
girls  in  practical  vocations  in  various  fields  that 
they  might  choose.  They  are  thus  more  ably 
equipped  to  secure  a  job  on  leaving  the  college 
and  their  future  possibility  of  promotion  is  greatly 
enhanced  by  the  additional  education  received 
here. 


The  tendency  is  towards  more  vocational  ex- 
perience in  various  fields,  and  the  Louisiana  State 
Normal  is  keeping  faith  in  providing  more  facili- 
ties in  their  direction.  It  is  expected  that  within 
a  year  the  new  Trades  School,  for  which  funds 
have  already  been  provided,  will  be  constructed  on 
the  campus  so  that  youths  may  be  trained  in  prac- 
tical fields  of  knowledge  such  as  plumbing,  ma- 
chine mechanics,  electrical  work,  welding,  cabinet 
making,  and  other  skilled  occupations. 

Provided  by  the  State  of  Louisiana,  this  ser- 
vice offers  an  opportunity  to  boys  who  have  limit- 
ed means  and  limited  time  to  learn  a  trade. 


Shop  Work 


Animal  Industry 


Where  Workingr  Students  Live 


Home  Economics 


A  Photography  Class 

Page  Nine 


Commerce 


Carpentry 


Horticulture 


Normal  Looks  To  The  Future 


Following  the  recent  approval  by  the  State 
Board  of  Education  and  Governor  Richard  W. 
Leche  of  a  $6,000,000  building  program  and  an 
increase  of  $600,000  per  annum  in  appropria- 
tions for  the  next  two  years  in  the  state  institu- 
tions governed  by  the  State  Board  of  Education, 
authorities  of  the  State  Normal  College  announced 
plans  for  expending  $1,500,000  on  buildings  and 
equipment  and  $245,000  extra  for  maintenance 
needs  at  the  college  during  the  1938-1940  period. 

Allocations  approved  for  the  State  Normal 
College  at  the  meeting  attended  by  Governor 
Leche,  Supt.  T.  H.  Harris,  members  of  the  State 
Board  of  Education  and  heads  of  the  state  institu- 
tions were  $425,000  a  year  for  maintenance  com- 
pared to  $302,500  for  each  year  of  the  current 
biennium  and  $750,000  a  year  for  buildings  and 
equipment. 

(Sin;ce  this  meeting,  Governor  Leche  has  rec- 
ommended that  the  appropriation  for  maintenance 
be  $365,000.00  per  annum.) 

Heading  the  list  of  plans  for  improvements 
at  the  State  Teachers'  College  is  a  $424,000  Fine 
Arts  Building!  including  an  auditorium  to  be  locat- 
ed on  South  campus  on  the  site  now  occupied  by 
the  one-story  frame  shack  used  as  a  dormitory  for 
athletes. 

Second  on  the  program  for  new  buildings  are 
two  dormitories  for  women  and  one  for  men,  the 
women's  structures  to  cost  $256,000  and  the  men's 
$200,000.  Each  of  the  women's  dormitories  is  to 
be  equipped  with  45  rooms  and  111  beds;  while 
the  men's  new  dormitory  will  have  70  rooms  and 
194  beds. 

Other  building  and  equipment  needs  listed  on 
the  State  Normal  College  program  during  the  next 
two  years  are:  swimming  pool  and  student  center 


building,  $125,000;  men's  gymnasium  and  physi- 
cal education  equipment,  $138,000;  concrete  stad- 
ium, $90,000;  renovation  of  Science  Building, 
equipment,  furniture  and  apparatus  for  labora- 
tories, $75,000;  repair  of  Caldwell  Hall,  furniture 
and  equipment,  $70,000;  laundry  equipment, 
$30,000 ;  two  new  water  wells  and  concrete  reser- 
voir at  power  plant,  $20,000 ;  additional  boiler  and 
generator  at  power  plant,  $30,000;  refrigerating 
plant,  $12,000;  equipment  for  vocational  educa- 
tion, $15,000;  and  landscaping  and  improvement 
to  drainage  on  the  campus,  $15,000. 

In  the  program  for  maintenance  increase 
needs  at  the  college  for  the  two-year  period  sal- 
aries top  the  list  with  $50,000  allocated  for  pay  to 
instructors  and  $24,400  to  staff  members.  The 
teachers'  retirement  program  calls  for  an  expendi- 
ture of  $28,000,  and  the  new  trades  school  staff 
has  been  allocated  $50,000  for  the  two  years. 

Other  items  on  the  maintenance  needs  plan 
include  labor,  $10,000;  fuel  and  oil,  $14,000;  in- 
surance, $4,400 ;  stationery,  printing  and  postage, 
$4000;  library,  $11,000;  division  of  extension, 
$5000;  furniture  and  equipment,  $8,028;  group 
life  insurance,  $1600;  traveling  expenses,  $2000; 
general  repairs  and  improvements,  $19,600;  and 
miscellaneous,  $12,972. 

In  outlining  the  two-year  building  and  main- 
tenance program  for  the  State  Normal  College, 
President  Albert  A.  Fredericks  stated  that  it  in- 
cluded only  items  that  are  essential  to  the  proper 
functioning  of  the  institution. 

"Most  of  the  buildings  at  the  State  Normal 
College  have  served,  more  than  the  average  life  of 
educational  structures,  and  besides  being  old  they 
have  not  been  systematically  and  adequately  re- 
conditioned because  of  lack  of  funds,"  declared 
President  Fredericks. 


Page  Ten 


1938  Northwest  Louisiana  Rally  Is  Great  Success 


Left  to  riffht.  Coach  Prather  instructing:  timers  and  judges;  Clayton  Cornish  and  Jack  Clayton,  coaches  of  Bossier  City 
high  school,  watch  the  finish  of  the  100-yard  dash;  Quiady  of  Merry ville  winning  the  120-yard  hurdles;  Stathum  Crosby, 
coach  of  Waterproof  high  school,  and  George  Heard,  principal  and  Coach  of  Merry  ville  high  school,  talking  it  over. 


Left  to  right,  the  big  three  of  Normal's  coaching  staff:  Harry  ("Rags")  Turpin,  Joe  Aillet  and  Guy  Nesom;  it's  our  guess 
that  these  faculty  members  stuck  principal  W.  D.  Walker  of  Winn  field  high  school  (second  from  left  in  the  group)  for  the 
"cokes";  Crawford  tells  coach  E.  O.  Cooper  of  East  Point  that  he's  going  to  bring  home  the  bacon — and  he  did;  principal 
L.  C.  Curry  of  Coushatta  and  Wilmer  ("Little  Jack")  Jackson  of  Fairview  Alpha  trying  to  outdo  each  other  in  a  bragging  contest. 


Fifteen  high  schools,  fiv:  in  the  A  class  and  ten  in  the 
B  division,  shared  honors  in  the  twelfth  annual  Northwest 
Louisiana  secondary  school  rally  on  the  S;ate  Teachers' 
college  campus,  April  22  and  23.  More  than  1000  students, 
teachers  and  coaches  from  47  schools  in  Ihe  Normal  college 
area  attended  the  two-day  meet  to  make  it  one  of  the  best 
in  the  history  of  the  annual  rally. 

C.  E.  Byrd  high  school  of  Shreveport  was  awarded  the 
general  excellence  cup  in  the  A  division  of  the  rally,  witn 
Fair  Park  of  Shreveport  taking  first  place  in  literary  events 
and  second  in  general  excellence. 

In  the  B  class  Merryville  high  school  won  both  the 
general  excellence  and  literary  cups;  while  Singer  placed 
second  in  general  excellence.  Greenwood  high  school  was 
runner-up  in  literary  and  placed  first  in  the  B  class  printea 
newspaper  contest. 

DeRidder  won  first  place  in  boys'  quartet  and  girls'  trie: 
in  the  A  class;  while  East  Point  took  first  plac?  in  boys' 
quartet  and  Rosepine  high  school  first  in  the  girls'  trio  and 
mixed  quartet  contests  in  B  schools. 

The  Orange  high  school  won  first  place  in  the  hecto- 
graphed  newspaper  contest  held  in  conjunction  with  th.e 
rally. 

In  the  Northwest  division  debate  tournament  held  prior 
to  the  opening  of  the  rally,  Natchitoches  high  school  girlti 
and  C.  E.  Byrd  high  school  boys  placed  first,  with  the  Fair 
Park  high  school  girls  and   the   Natchitoches  high  school 


boys  placing  second  in  separate  divisions. 
Athletic  Division 

Bossier  City  spikemen  won  first  place  in  class  A  track 
and  fisld  events,  Coushatta  high  sclaool  tracks  ;ers  taking 
second  place  in  the  upper  bracket  of  the  meet.  Merryville 
high  school  thinclads  copped  first  place  in  the  B  division  of 
the  meet,  with  Singer  taking  second  in  the  lower  division. 

C.  E.  Byrd  high  school  boys  and  Fair  Park  high  school 
girls  mad?  a  clean,  sweep  of  their  division  of  tennis  in  tlie 
A  class  at  the  meet;  while  Grand  Bayou  racket  wielders 
took  both  boys'  and  girls'  doubles  and  girls'  singles  in  the 
B  class  and  Greenwood  won  the  boys'  singles  in  the  lower 
bracket. 

ZwoUe  won  the  soft  ball  championship  of  Northwest 
Louisiana  by  defeating  Bossier  City  4  to  3  in  the  final  game, 
and  the  Fair  Park  Indians  took  the  scalps  of  the  Byrd 
Yellow  Jackets  in  a  ten-inning  game,  11  to  10,  for  the  base- 
ball championship  at  the  rally.  Martin  high  school  girls 
won  the  volley  ball  crown  of  this  section  by  defeating  tlie 
Hall  Summit  girls,  29  to  22,  in  the  final  game. 

In  the  annual  basketball  tournament  for  high  schools 
sponsored  by  the  State  Normal  College  on  February  25  and 
26,  Coushatta  boys  and  Many  girls  won  the  championship 
of  the  Northwest  section  of  the  state.  Coushatta  defeated 
Many,  31  to  25,  and  the  Many  girls  downed  the  Readhimer 
high  school  sextet,  40  to  24,  in  final  games.  Third  places  in 
the  meet  were  won  by  the  Natchitoclies  high  school  boys 
and  the  Zwolle  high  school  girls. 


Page  Eleven 


Department  News  Flashes 


<«<«<« 


Extension  Division 

The  Extension  Division  of 
the  college  in  reality  broadens 
the  campus  of  the  Louisiana 
State  Normal  College,  to  in- 
clude the  entire  state. 

During  the  past  year  this 
department  gave  work  by  ex- 
tension to  1247  students  and 
to  657  by  correspondence. 
Eleven  parishes  were  served 
by  extension  centers,  and  fifty 
additional  parishes  were  serv- 
ed through  correspondence 
work. 

A  student  may  earn  as  much 
as  one  full  year  by  extension 
and  correspondence  at  a  total 
cost  of  $90.00  for  forty-five 
hours.  This  is  less  than  the  cost 
of  one  quarter  in  residence. 

Teachers  now  in  service  may 
complete  their  work  for  their 
degrees  by  summer  attendance 
and  extension,  losing  no  time 
from  their  regular  teaching. 
Students  may  enroll,  for  cor- 
respondence work  any  day  in 
the  year  from  anywhere  the 
mail  goes. 


Home  Economics 

This  past  year  93  of  the  373 
High  School  Home  Economics 
teachers  in  the  state  were  Nor- 
mal graduates.  There  are  sev- 
eral Normal  graduates  in  the 
Home  Economics  Extension 
Service  and  quite  a  number  are 
filling  responsible  positions  in 
some  of  the  government  alpha- 
betical groups.  Some  88  of  you, 
as  far  as  we  know,  have  chang- 
ed your  names. 

During  the  years  of  depres- 
sion and  recession  which  we 
have  passed  through,  Home 
Economics  graduates  have 
been  in  demand  and  our  supply 
has  not  been  equal  to  the  de- 
mand. Many  of  you  who  gave 
up  teaching  for  home  making 
have  answered  the  call  and  are 
now  filling  part  or  full  time 
positions. 


Come  back  to  Normal  som.e 
time  and  see  what  changes 
have  been  wrought.  The  much- 
ly-looked-forward  -  to  Home 
Economics  department  on  the 
third  floor  of  Science  Building 
is  about  to  materialize. 

LET  US  KNOW  where  you 
are  and  what  you  are  doing  so 
that  we  may  keep  this  Home 
Economics  column  of  THE 
NORMAL  ALUMNI  COL- 
UMNS alive  and  up  to  date. 


The  Training  School 

The  Training  School  has  in- 
augurated a  policy  of  having 
superintendents,  supervisors, 
and  principals  of  the  parishes 
surrounding  Natchitoches  ap- 
pear before  the  practice  teach- 
ers each  quarter.  On  these  oc- 
casions the  school  officials  dis- 
cuss with  the  practice  teachers 
certain  significant  p  r  o  b  lems 
that  the  practice  teachers  will 
face  when  they  secure  posi- 
tions. Superintendents  Lee  of 
Natchitoches  Parish,  Sikes  of 
Winn  Parish,  and  Reeves  of 
Sabine  Parish  have  met  with 
the  practice  teachers  thus  far. 
The  Education  Department 
feels  that  the  meetings  have 
been  worth  while  for  the  stu- 
dents. 


The  Training  School  began 
its  present  session  without  the 
services  of  Miss  Augusta  Nel- 
ken,  Mrs.  O.  C.  Williamson, 
and  Miss  Mamie  Etheredge, 
these  ladies  having  retired 
from  active  service. 


The  methods  teachers  of  the 
college  have  met  with  the  fac- 
ulty of  the  Training  School 
from  time  to  time  during  the 
present  session.  These  meetings 
have  been  a  medium  through 
which  the  methods  teachers  of 
the  college  and  the  supervisors 
of  the  Training  School  have 
been  enabled  to  exchange 
ideas. 


Education 

One  of  the  stimulating  ac- 
tivities of  the  Department  o( 
Education  is  the  regular  pro- 
fessional faculty  meeting.  Cur- 
riculum and  teaching  problems 
come  in  for  their  share  of  dis- 
cussion at  these  meetings. 

The  work  of  guiding  and 
assisting  college  students  who 
need  good  counsel  is  well  or- 
ganized and  is  producing  good 
results  through  the  faithful 
services  of  Mr.  Otis  R.  Crew. 


The  outstanding  achievement 
of  the  Department  of  Educa- 
tion for  the  current  quarter  is 
Dr.  Ford's  book,  "The  Instruc- 
tional Program,  Its  Organiza- 
tion and  Administration,"  re- 
ported more  fully  elsewhere  in 
this  issue.  This  volume  is  con- 
sidered current  in  thought  and 
easy  and  fascinating  to  read,  bj' 
those  who  have  reviewed  it. 


Social  Sciences 

The  Division  of  Social  Sci- 
ences is  pleased  to  announce 
the  reestablishment  or  addition 
of  three  courses  beginning  witli 
the  Summer  Session  of  1938. 
Their  purpose  and  plan  is  to 
give  something  of  a  cross-sec- 
tion of  several  vital  phases  of 
contemporary  national  and  in- 
ternational society.  They  will 
be  essentially  non-technical  so 
that  all  who  are  interested  in 
making  a  more  meaningful  in- 
terpretation of  the  current  so- 
cial scene  will  be  permitted  to 
enroll. 

The  courses  are:  (1)  TAX- 
ATION AND  PUBLIC  FIN- 
ANCE, (2)  COMPARATIVE 
G  O  V  E  R  N  M  E  N  T,  and  (3) 
CONTEMPORARY  INTERNA- 
TIONAL RELATIONS. 


Commerce 

A  chapter  of  Pi  Omega  Pi, 
national  honorary  fraternitj^ 
for  commerce  students,  is  being 
organized  on  the  campus  and 
will  be  installed  in  the  fall. 

The  expenditure  of  approxi- 
mately $10,000  on  the  third 
floor  of  Caldwell  Hall  for  re- 
novation and  new  equipment 
has  given  the  Commerce  De- 
partment new  and  much  im.- 
proved  facilities.  This  is  part  of 
the  general  program  of  im- 
provement being  carried  on  in 
Caldwell  Hall. 


Page    Twelve 


Department  News  Flashes 


Science 

For  the  past  year  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Biology,  Chemistry 
and  Physics  staffs  have  been 
making  a  study  of  the  types  of 
sciences  course  which  should 
be  a  part  of  the  general  educa- 
tion of  every  teacher.  The  ap- 
propriateness of  a  course  in 
specialized  science  as  a  part  of 
the  general  education  has  re- 
cently been  questioned,  espec- 
ially in  the  last  decade.  Since 
it  is  generally  agreed  that  sci- 
ence is  probably  the  most  in- 
fluential factor  in  the  action 
and  thought  of  the  modern 
world,  it  is  felt  that  Normal 
should  offer  a  course  which 
may  be  called  an  introductory' 
science  course.  Such  a  course 
would  give  to  the  student  some 
knowledge  of  scientific  method 
and  the  part  it  has  played  in 
the  intellectual  life  of  the  race. 


Agriculture 

A  quail  hatchery  has  been 
established  on  the  campus  of 
the  college  by  the  Louisiana 
State  Department  of  Conserva- 
tion. This  is  one  of  the  most 
modern  hatcheries  in  the  coun- 
try, and  is  equipped  to  handle 
one  hundred  pairs  of  Bobwhitj 
quail. 

The  plant  consists  of  a  hol- 
low tile  building  12  x  40  ft., 
twenty  brooder  units,  fifty  mat- 
ing pens,  and  an  electric  in- 
cubator. Fifty  pairs  of  quail 
were  placed  in  the  mating  pens 
last  week,  and  have  now  made 
themselves  at  home. 


One  of  the  most  interesting 
classes  ever  taught  in  the  De- 
partment was  recently  com- 
pleted. This  class  was  conduct- 
ed by  the  staff  of  the  Soil  Con- 
servation Service.  It  brought  to 
the  boys,  in  the  department,  ;i 
practical  knowledge  of  the 
many  problems  involved  in  con- 
serving the  nation's  soil. 


lishing,  last  November,  a  mim- 
eographed paper  each  month, 
known  as  THE  NORMAL 
FARMER.  Its  purpose  is  to  let 
alumni  members  and  others  in- 
terested out  in  the  field  know 
what  the  Agriculture  Depart- 
ment is  doing. 

THE  NORMAL  FARMER  i.? 
handled  entirely  by  members 
of  the  Demeter  Agriculture 
fraternity. 


At  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Louisiana  Jersey  Cattle  Club 
held  at  Lafayette  on  April  5,  it 
was  unanimously  decided  to 
hold  the  1939  meeting  at  the 
Louisiana  State  Normal  Col- 
lege. 


Forensic  Club 

The  Forensic  Club  of  the 
Louisiana  State  Normal  College 
enjoyed  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful seasons  in  the  history  of 
the  organization  during  the 
1937-38  session.  Twenty  -  two 
students  engaged  in  195  de- 
bates and  48  individual  events 
at  seven  tournaments  in  seven 
states.  Two  women  debaters. 
Miss  Bertha  Louise  Crowder  of 
Oakdale  and  Miss  Corinne 
Cook  of  P  i  n  e  V  i  1  1  e,  won  the 
championship  of  Louisiana  and 
the  Southwest  at  the  fifth  an- 
nual Louisiana  Speech  Tourna- 
ment held  on  the  State  Normal 
College  campus  in  March;  and 
two  men  debaters,  John  Makar 
of  Lake  Charles  and  Norman 
Dowty  of  Alexandria,  won  the 
championship  of  the  South 
Central  States  at  the  Mid-South 
Debate  Tournament  in  Arkan- 
sas in  February  and  the  champ- 
ionship of  the  East  at  the 
Grand  Eastern  Speech  Tourna- 
ment at  Winthrop  College, 
Rock  Hill,  South  Carolina,  in 
April. 


The  Department  began  pub- 
Page  Thirteen 


To  Horace  Hayes  of  '36  goes 
the  honor  of  being  the  first  paid 
subscriber  to  THE  NORMAL 
ALUMNI    COLUMNS.    Horace 


paid  his  dollar  before  the 
"COLUMNS"  were  printed, 
trusting  that  he  would  get  his 
money's  worth. 

The  editorial  staff  sincerely 
hopes  that  he  will  not  be  dis- 
appointed. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  senior 
class  held  on  the  campus  May 
4,  the  class  voted  unanimously 
to  subscribe  for  THE  NORMAL 
ALUMNI  COLUMNS  for  two 
years.  They  further  decided  to 
present,  as  part  of  the  senior- 
day  activities,  the  money  col- 
lected for  this  purpose  to  Pro- 
fessor S.  W.  Nelken,  the  Editor 
of  THE  NORMAL  ALUMNI 
COLUMNS. 


Mrs.  Lizzie  Carter  McVoy 
was  honored  at  a  banquet  re- 
cently held  at  the  Louisiana 
State  University  to  commemo- 
rate her  fifty  years  as  a  teacher 
in  the  State  of  Louisiana.  For  a 
number  of  years,  Mrs.  McVoj' 
was  a  member  of  the  State  Nor 
mal  College  faculty,  and  is 
lovingly  known  by  thousands 
of  Normal  Alumni. 


Clyde  Rougeou,  Professor  of 
Dairying  at  Southwestern  Lou- 
isiana Institute,  dropped  in  for 
a  chat  with  the  Editor.  He  is 
working  out  in  the  State  at  this 
time  on  the  Cotton  School, 
which  will  be  held  at  South- 
western this  summer.  We  are 
always  glad  to  have  visiting 
students  and  faculty  members 
from  other  educational  institu- 
tions. 


The  college  dairy  has  been 
awarded  a  diploma  by  the  Na- 
tional Dairy  Association,  in- 
dicating that  the  herd  at  the 
Louisiana  State  Normal  College 
has  had  its  name  added  to  the 
national  honor  roll  in  recogni- 
tion of  the  achievement  of  de- 
veloping a  herd  of  167  cows  tJ 
a  yearly  production  average  of 
307  pounds  of  butter  fat  for  the 
year  1937. 


Rambling  With  The  Faculty 


Faculty  Member  Writes  Text 

Arthur  Frederick  Ford,  Phd.  D.  (Dept.  of  Educa- 
tion), The  Instructional  Program;  Its  Or- 
ganization and  Administration,  Prentice- 
Hall,  1937. 

Dr.  Ford  has  attempted  to  do  three  things: 
first,  to  construct  a  unified  and  coordinated  pro- 
gram which  is  suitable  for  state-wide  use ;  second, 
to  present  a  brief  but  comprehensive  statement  of 
this  master  program,  with  indications  as  to  the 
manner  in  which  any  necessary  elaborations  may 
be  introduced ;  and  third,  to  suggest  any  improve- 
ments which  might  be  made  in  state  and  local  or- 
ganizations, and  to  make  clear  their  respective 
functions.  He  states  that  education  is  not  merely 
the  inculcation  of  certain  "educational  tools"  by 
means  of  drill-work  and  exercises;  he  maintains 
that  education  involves,  in  addition,  the  acquiring 
of  the  ability  to  live  with  others  in  a  satisfactory 
and  profitable  manner.  The  book  is  issued  as  an 
avowed  challenge  to  those  who  are  sincerely  inter- 
ested in  the  evolution  of  an  improved  method  of 
instruction  in  our  schools.  The  book  is  forward- 
looking,  and  should  prove  of  great  value  to  the 
progress  of  education. 

o 

Friends  and  former  students  of  the  College 
will  be  happy  to  know  that  Cupid  once  more  got 
in  his  work.  This  time  he  dealt  a  blow  to  none 
other  than  the  esteemed  head  of  the  education 
department,  Mr.  L.  J.  Alleman,  in  person.  On 
January  15,  Mr.  Alleman  was  married  to  Mrs.  P. 
A.  Boykin,  formerly  Miss  Charlette  Duvall,  of 
Jeanerette,  La.  They  were  students  of  the  Normal 
School  at  the  same  time.  Miss  Duvall  entering  at 
the  beginning  of  the  quarter  that  Mr.  Alleman 
graduated. 

Mr.  Rivers  Y.  Nesom,  a  member  of  the  Biology 
staff",  is  on  a  leave  of  absence  doing  work  on  the 
Ph.D.  degree  at  the  Louisiana  State  University. 

Dr.  Lauretta  E.  Fox,  who  is  replacing  Mr. 
Nesom,  has  recently  been,  elected  a  Fellow  in  the 
American  Association  fc"  the  Advancement  of 
Science  in  recognition  of  her  VN^ork  in  science. 

Professor  A.  L.  Ducournau,  Head  of  the 
Chemistry  department,  has  been  named  assistant 
editor  of  an  organic  chemistry  manual  edited  by 
Dr.  E.  F.  Degering  of  the  Chemistry  Department 
of  Purdue  University. 

Dr.  Priscilla  B.  Hussoy,  a  member  of  the  Bi- 
ology staff,,  is  plani:inc  to  do  s;:e2ial  work  during 
ti.e  summer  session  at  the  Western  State  Teachers 
College,  Kalamazoo,  Michigan. 


Mr.  Alleman  and  Dr.  Hooker  will  be  away 
during  the  summer  for  study  and  travel. 

A.  C.  Maddox  attended  the  second  term  of 
the  1937  summer  session  of  the  University  of 
Southern  California  and  will  attend  the  1938  sum- 
mer session  of  the  University  of  Texas. 

Miss  Leora  Blair  and  Miss  Miriam  Nelken 
made  a  tour  around  the  world  during  the  summer 
of  1937.  (They  have  not  stopped  talking  about  it 
yet.)  C.  G.  Killen  attended  the  University  of 
Southern  California  during  the  second  term  of  the 
summer  session  of  1937. 

Miss  Catherine  Winters  was  recently  elected 
President  of  the  eighth  district  Federation  of 
Women's  Clubs.  Miss  Winters  will  be  away  for 
study  this<  summer  at  the  University  of  Minnesota. 

Eugene  Watson  at  a  recent  meeting  of  the 
state  Citizens'  Library  Movement  was  elected 
State  Vice-President. 

Mr.  Walter  Purdy,  Supervisor  of  Music,  and 
Mr.  Gaiennie  Hyams,  Supervisor  of  History,  are 
planning  to  continue  study  this  summer. 

Miss  Clio  Allen,  Supervisor  of  English,  attend- 
ed the  Southern  Association  of  Speech  Teachers 
Convention  in  Atlanta,  Ga.,  in  March. 

A  new  test  for  methods  classes  in  commerce, 
"Improvement  of  Teaching  of  Typewriting",  con- 
tains a  chapter  on  Errors  in  Typewriting  which 
was  contributed  by  N.  B.  Morrison,  head  of  the 
commerce  department.  The  book  is  published  by 
Prentice-Hall. 


Sam  Still  Signing! 


!?>-*«■    f 


Ye£,  Sam  Sibley,  treasurer  and  business  manager  of  Normal 
the&e  many  years,  can  still  muster  a  smile  as  he  signs  a 
payroll  check. 

Page  Fourteen 


Old  Grads  To  Visit  Hill 


The  annual  Alumni  Home  -  Coming  of  the 
Louisiana  State  Normal  College  will  be  held  Sat- 
urday, May  21,  1938  on  the  campus  of  the  college. 
This  promises  to  be  one  of  the  largest  and  certain- 
ly most  entertaining  of  all  the  home-comings  the 
alumni  of  Normal  have  yet  experienced.  It  will  be 
celebrated  in  connection  with  the  annual  com- 
mencement exercises  and  the  SECOND  ANNUAL 
FESTIVAL  celebrating  the  settlement  of  Natchi- 
toches by  St.  Denis.  The  festival  is  sponsored  by 
the  Fine  Arts  Club  of  the  college  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mrs.  Olive  Cooper,  head  of  the  Art  Depart- 
ment. 

This  festival  commemorates  each  year  the 
founding  of  Natchitoches,  the  oldest  town  in  the 
original  Louisiana  Purchase.  On  the  evening  of 
Friday,  May  20,  at  9  :00  p.  m.,  the  festival  begins 
with  a  French-Spanish  Dance  of  this  period.  The 
celebration  continues  Saturday,  May  21,  with  a 
Historic  Pilgrimage  and  Art  Exhibit  from  9:00- 
11:00  a.  m.  Interesting  sites  in  Natchitoches,  as 
well  as  beautiful  gardens  of  the  city  will  be  visited. 
Morning  coffees  will  be  enjoyed  in  connection  with 
these  visits.  This  will  be  followed  by  the  ANNUAL 
ALUMNI  HOME-COMING  DINNER  WHICH 
WILL  BE  A  FISH-FRY  AT  THE  BEAUTIFUL 
DUCOURNAU  CAMP  ON  CANE  RIVER  AT  12 
NOON.  TO  THIS  THE  NORMAL  INVITES  ALL 
ALUMNI,  THE  SENIOR  CLASS  WITH  THEIR 
PARENTS  AND  GUESTS  AND  THE  FACULTY 
OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

At  2:00  o'clock  in  the  college  auditorium  of 
Caldwell  Hall,  the  guests  will  enjoy  an  operetta 
matinee  of  "Chimes  of  Normandy,"  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  School  of  Music.  At  4  :00  p.  m.  there 
will  be  a  tea  and  Art  Exhibit  at  the  home  of  Presi- 
dent and  Mrs.  A.  A.  Fredericks.  Graduation  exer- 
cises will  be  held  at  6:00  p.  m.  on  the  Academic 
Court,  with  Honorable  Harvey  Peltier,  State  Sen- 
ator from  Thibodaux,  Louisiana,  delivering  the 
commencement  address,  and  Lieutenant-Governor 
Earl  K.  Long  conferring  degrees  and  awarding 
certificates. 


The  festival  will  be  climaxed  by  an  impressive 
candlelight  service,  originating  at  the  St.  Denis 
marker  on  the  Normal  Campus  at  7:30  p.  m.  and 
continuing  to  the  site  of  Fort  St.  John  the  Baptist, 
at  the  nearby  American  Cemetery.  From  here 
guests  are  invited  to  attend  the  elaborate  Venetian 
Night  Pageant,  conducted  on  Cane  River  from 
the  new  bridge  on  Front  Street. 

This  concludes  the  day's  celebration  to  which 
the  Louisiana  State  Normal  College  invites  all 
alumni  and  friends  of  the  college.  It  is  the  desire 
of  the  college,  as  well  as  the  officials  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  that  this  1938  Home-Coming  Day 
surpass  all  others  in  enjoyment  as  well  as  numbers 
in  attendance. 


COMMENCEMENT  WEEK  PROGRAM 
Sunday,  May  15,  1938 Baccalaureate  Sermon 

Tuesday,  May  17,  1938 Senior  Day 


Friday,  May  20,  1938 
Saturday,  May  21,  1938 


-    -     Historic  Dance 
9:00  p.  m. 

Historic  Pilgrimage 

and  Morning  Coffees 

9:00-11:00  a.m. 

Alumni  Home-Com- 
ing Dinner 

12:00  noon 
Ducournau's    Camp 

Operetta  Matinee 
2:00  p.  m. 

Tea  and  Art  Exhibit 
4:00  p.  m. 

Commencement 
6:00  p.  m. 

Candlelight  Service 

and 
Venetian  Night 
Celebration 

7:30  p.  m. 


Page  Fifteen 


They  Have  Served  Normal  For  A  Quarter  Of  A  Century 


Seated,  left  to  right,  Misses  Russell,  Feltus  and  Varnado, 
standing:,  left  to  right,  Messrs.  Fournet,  Frather,  and  Win- 
stead. 

o 


Six  Faculty  Members  Have  Been  Here 
Twenty-five  Years  or  More 


Although  it  is  not  the  privilege  of  many  col- 
lege professors  to  have  the  opportunity  to  guide 
the  destiny  of  students  over  a  period  of  twenty- 
five  years,  these  six  instructors  at  the  Louisiana 
State  Normal  College  have  taught  the  teachers  of 
Louisiana  foi*  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

It  must  be  a  happy  thought  to  feel  that  stu- 
dents everyvv^here  look  back  with  keen  pleasure 
upon  the  association  with  former  teachers.  These 
six  men  and  women  have  given  the  best  part  of 
their  lives  to  equip  better  the  youth  of  Louisiana 
to  become  leaders  of  tomorrow.  The  entire  Alumni 
Association  wishes  them  continued  long  life  and 
service.  Normal's  "Silver  Jubilee"  Teachers  are 
(Dates  indicate  when  they  came  to  Normal)  : 

Miss  Dean  E.  Varnado,  Dean  of  Women  and  As- 
sociate Professor  of  History,  1905 

R.    W.    Winstead,   Associate    Professor  of   Latin, 
1908 


Miss    Scharlie    Russell,   Librarian    and   Associate 
Professor  of  Library  Science,  1910 

F.  G.  Fournet,  Head  of  Department  of  Science  and 
Professor  of  Physics,  1913 

H.  Lee  Prather,  Dean  of  Students  and  Professor  of 
Political  Science,  1913 

Miss  Martha  Feltus,  Associate  Professor  of  His- 
tory, 1913. 


The  Broadcasting  Studio 


The  Louisiana  State  Normal  College  during 
the  year  installed  a  broadcasting  studio  and  broad- 
casts by  remote  control  through  station  KALB  in 
Alexandria,  Louisiana.  The  station  was  installed 
through  the  untiring  efforts  of  Professor  Otis  R. 
Crew.  The  broadcasting  station  here  facilitates 
in  promoting  radio  broadcasts  among  schools  and 
civic  organizations  of  the  state,  and  also  offers 
splendid  opportunities  to  encourage  and  develop 
abilities  that  would  not  be  reached  otherwise. 
Talent  at  the  Louisiana  State  Normal  College  is 
also  given  an^  opportunity  to  express  itself. 

Through  the  cooperation  of  E.  H.  Haynes, 
District  Advisor  of  the  F.  F.  A.,  practically  all  of 
the  Agriculture  Schools  in  the  ninth  district  have 
participated  in  broadcasting  at  the  college.  These 
schools  are  listed  by  parishes:  Natchitoches,  Prov- 
encal, Kisatchie,  Flora,  Marthaville,  Ajax,  Read- 
himer,  Ashland,  Robeline,  and  Gorum.  Sabine 
Parish:  Florien,  Hornbeck,  Many,  Mt.  Carmel,  Ne- 
greet.  Pleasant  Hill,  Converse,  Zwolle,  Ebarb,  Bel- 
mont, and  Plain  Dealing;  Beauregard  Parish — 
Merryville;  Vernon  Parish — Simpson,  Evans,  and 
Rosepine. 

Other  schools  taking  part  in  the  broadcasts 
are  Cypress,  Calvin,  Bellwood,  Oakdale,  Cloutier- 
ville,  Ida,  Sikes,  St.  Mary's  Academy,  Winnfield, 
Dodson,  Mora,  and  Atlanta. 

Much  interest  has  been  shown  in  these  broad- 
casts throughout  the  state.  The  fan  mail  has 
mounted  to  as  much  as  435  cards  and  letters  in 
one  mail. 

Broadcasts  for  the  summer  and  fall  are  now 
being  scheduled.  Schools  throughout  the  state  are 
urged  to  take  advantage  of  this  opportunity. 

Any  school  that  might  be  interested  in  ap- 
pearing on  a  program  should  communicate  with 
Professor  O.  R.  Crew,  Director  of  Radio  Broad- 
casts. 


Page  Sixteen 


With  Our  Alumni  Every v/here 


Mrs.  D.  M.  Pybrun  (Maggie  Mc- 
Bride,  ex  1888)  now  lives  at  615  Soutn 
Vienna  Street,  Rust  on. 

Mrs.  B.  Charleville  (Lise  Delouche, 
ex  1895)  is  now  postmistress  at  Clou- 
tierville. 

Katlierine  Hunter,  ex  1902,  is  no\V 
Mrs.  John  Newton  Stratton  of  Saf- 
ford,  Aiizona. 

Mrs.  I.  W.  Whittington  (Clara  Mc- 
Kinney,  ex  1903  >  of  Bossier  City  was 
a  recent  visitor  to  the  campus,  at  ■ 
tending  the  Sigma  Sigma  Sigma 
banquet  as  the  guest  of  her  daughter, 
Margaret  Claire,  student  in  the  col- 
lege. 

M.  C.  Taylor,  ex  1904.  is  now  su- 
perintendent of  schools  at  Indio, 
California. 

Frank  Cook,  ex  1905,  is  practicing 
law  in  Shreveport,  with  his  brother, 
Sidney  Cook,  ex  1907. 

Mrs.  W.  M.  Durham  (Jeanettc 
Brandin,  ex  1912)  of  Alexandria  was 
the  guest  of  her  daughter,  Marcia, 
recently,  attending  the  Tri-Sigm-J 
banquet. 

W.  B.  Nash,  ex  1913,  is  now  prin- 
cipal of  the  Central  Grammar  School, 
Lake  Charles,  La. 

Mrs.  Grace  Bordelon  Agate,  ex 
1913,  is  now  a  supervisor  in  the  Train- 
ing School  at  Southwestern,  Lafa- 
yette, La.  She  has,  for  many  years, 
bsen  prominently  identified  with  the 
State  Federated  Women's  Clubs. 

Dr.  Emmett  Young,  ex  1913,  of 
Monroe  is  a  physician. 

Dr.  Malcolm  Kaffle,  ex  1913,  is  a 
dentist,   practicing    in    Shreveport. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Taylor,  ex  1914,  is 
now  supervisor  of  Caddo  Parish,  hav- 
ing taken  her  M.  A.  degree  froir, 
Columbia  recently. 

Dr.  Joe  Parrar,  ex  1914,  is  a  faculty 
member  at  L.  S.  U. 

Mrs.  Mary  Poole  Ducote,  ex  '14,  is 
teaching  at  Cottonport. 

C.  O.  Holland,  ex  1914,  a  formei 
president  of  the  Normal  Alumni  As- 
sociation, is  now  Executive  Vice- 
President  of  Centenary  College  of 
Shreveport. 

Irma  Sompayrac,  ex  1915,  art  com- 
mentator in  New  York,  was  a  visitor 
in  Natchitoches  during  the  past  term. 

Carl  Henry,  ex  1915,  and  Mable 
Henry  are  the  father  and  mother  of 
two  strapping  sons,  Ned  and  Cari. 
Carl  Sr.  is  manager  and  owner  of  a 
trucking  business  in  Natchitoches, 
and  also  a  "big  cattle  man." 

Bob  Prestridge,  ex  '16,  is  teaching 
at  the  Methvin  High  School,  Route 
2,  Coushatta.  He  was  the  first  foot- 


ball coach  graduated  from  the  Nor- 
mal, having  begun  work  at  Patter- 
son following   his   graduation. 

Matt  Buatt,  ex  1916,  was  recently 
re-elected  mayor  of  Crowley. 

Louise  Ford,  ex  1917,  is  teaching  at 
Grand  Cane. 

H.  S.  Sebren,  ex  1917,  is  now  farm- 
ing near  Many. 

W.  O.  Avery,  ex  1917,  is  a  druggist 
at  Longview,  Texas. 

Egan  Crawford,  ex  1918,  one  of 
Normal's  famous  football  heroes,  is 
manager  of  the  bus  station  at  Rus- 
ton.  La. 

Walter  Brouillett,  ex  1918,  is  a 
member  of  the  State  Department  of 
Education. 

Marvin  T.  Green,  ex  1919,  is  now 
a  practicing  physician  at  Bastrop. 

Dr.  Walker  Poimbouf,  ex  1919,  is 
a  practicing  physician  at  Bastrop. 

John  Pettiss,  A.  B.  1920,  took  his 
Ph.  D.  at  L.  S.  U.  last  summer. 

A.  M.  Hopper,  A.  B.  1920,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Department  of  Edu- 
cation. 

Myrtle  Winters,  ex  1921,  is  attend- 
ing Southwestern. 

Mrs.  William  J.  Pybrun,  (Velda 
Raley,  ex  1921)  is  now  living  at  1766 
Jackson   Street,  Alexandria. 

J.  F.  Gauthier,  ex  1922,  is  Superin- 
tendent of  St.  Bernard  Parish. 
Schools. 

Fannie  Neille  Pinkston,  ex  1923,  is 
now  Mrs.  J.  E.  Belka  of  Gulfpovc, 
Mississippi. 

Willie  Suddath,  1924,  is  teaching  a& 
Fair  Park  High  in  Shreveport. 

E.  B.  Robert,  A.  B.  1924,  is  a  faculty 
member  at  L.  S.  U. 

W.  S.  Mitchell,  A.  B.  '24,  is  now 
Registrar  at  the  Normal. 

Veonia  Lomax,  ex  1925,  is  now  Mr;. 
Norman  T.  Hodgkins  of  Sacremento, 
California.  With  Mr.  Hodgkins  and 
their  two  children  she  recently  visit- 
ed  the   campus. 

Gervais  Ford,  A.  B.  1926,  is  prin- 
cipal of  the  Lake  Charles  High 
School. 

Elise  Alleman,  A.  B.  1926,  is  now 
Mrs.  C.  S.  Campbell,  153  River  View 
Drive,  Jackson,  Mississippi,  "wife  of 
a  mighty  fine  lawyer,  and  mother  of 
a  precious  baby  girl",  according  to 
a  recent  letter. 

K.  R.  Hanchey,  A.  B.  1926,  is  now 
Parish  Superintendent  of  Beauregaid 
Parish. 

Shelton  Killen,  A.  B.  1927,  is  coach 
of  the  Lake  Charles  High  School. 

Truett  L.  Scarborough,  A.  B.  1927, 
and  C.  E.  Barham,  A.  B.   1927,   are 


now  practicing  law  in  Ruston. 

L.  B.  Rusheon,  A.  B.  1927.  Is  now 
principal  of  the  Greenwood  High 
School. 

Jesse  J.  Webb,  A.  B.  1928,  is  teach- 
ing at  Pelican.  He  and  Mrs.  Weba, 
(Fayrene  Hanson,  ex  1931)  are  th'i 
proud  parents  of  one  child. 

C.  R.  Sanders,  A.  B.  1928,  is  no'v 
principal  of  the  Boyce  High  School. 

H.  R.  Sylvest,  A.  B.  1928,  is  now 
principal  of  the  Dod.son  High  School. 

Mrs.  Lucille  Tinker  Carnahan,  A. 
B.  1928,  is  librarian  of  the  Natchi- 
toches High  School. 

John  Robson,  A.  B.  1928,  state  su- 
pervisor for  the  State  Board  of  Edi;- 
cation,  is  now  attending  Peabody. 

Mrs.  Thomas  O.  Files  (Sadie  Bar- 
ham,  A.  B.  1928)  is  teaching  in  Bas- 
trop, La. 

Earl  Aiken,  A.  B.  1929,  is  now 
coach  at  Boyce   High   School. 

P.  A.  Koonce,  A.  B.  1929,  is  super- 
visor for  Natchitoches  Parish. 

Rebecca  Guise,  A.  B.  1929,  is  teach- 
ing in  Winnsboro. 

Ann  Cook,  A.  B.  1929,  is  now  Mrs. 
Sidney  Campbell  of  Monroe. 

Abner  Sigler,  1930,  is  supervisor  in 
Red  River  Parish. 

Harry  Hawthorne,  A.  B.  1930,  is 
now  employed  as  statistician  by  the 
federal   government    in  Washington. 

Mary  Morris,  1930,  is  now  Mrs. 
George  Gilmer  of  Mansfield. 

Una  Lee  Wallace,  1930,  is  teaching 
at  Franklin. 

Alice  Bell,  1930,  is  doing  secretarial 
work  in  Mer  Rouge. 

"Doc"  Bringol,  A.  B.  1930,  has 
spent  the  past  year  working  on  his 
master's  degi-ee  in  dairy  production 
at  L.  S.  U. 

Marguerite  Teer,  A.  B.  1931,  is  now 
critic  teacher  in  the  practice  school 
at  L.  S.  U.,  having  taken  her  M.  A. 
there. 

Mrs.  Edith  Massey  Horn,  A.  B.  '31, 
is  principal  of  the  Cloutierville  High 
School. 

Jane  Guy,  A.  B.  1931,  is  now  Mrs. 
J.  B.  Howze  of  Shreveport. 

Martha  Hightower,  A.  B.  '32,  is  no.v 
Mrs.  Fomby  Coleman  of  Banes,  Cuba. 

Kathryn  Adams,  A.  B.  '32,  will 
study  library  science  at  L.  S.  U.  this 
summer. 

Mary  Lee  Marshall,  A.  B.  '32,  is 
teaching  at  Pelican. 

Mary  Allbritton,  A.  B.  '32,  is  now 
Mrs.  Theodore  L.  Tannehill  of  Winn- 
field,  where  her  husband  is  practic- 
ing medicine. 


Page  Seventeen 


Brooksie  Slack,  A.  B.  '33,  is  work- 
ing with  the  Soil  Conservation  Ser- 
vice at  Minden. 

Hudson  Johnston,  A.  B.  '33,  Js 
teaching  at  Benton. 

Alvina  Ruth  Good,  A.  B.  '33,  is 
librarian  at  Welch. 

Eugene  Watson,  A.  B.  '33,  was  re- 
cently elected  jfirst  vice-president  of 
the  Louisiana  Library  Association. 
He  is  now  assistant  librarian  of  the 
Normal. 

Elizabeth  Hereford,  ex  '33,  is  work- 
ing for  the  United  Gas  Company  in 
Lake  Charles. 

Helen  Hines,  A.  B.  '33,  is  now  Mrs. 
J.  B.  Baucum  of  Haynesville. 

Merril  Gallion,  A.  B.  '34,  is  working 
for  the  Humble  Oil  Company  at 
Houston,  Texas. 

Henry  Pierson,  A.  B.  '34,  is  now 
practicing  law  in  New  Orleans;  h'= 
attended  Tulane  Law  School  after 
graduating  from  Normal. 

Crawford  Willis,  A.  B.  '34,  is  now 
with  the  Soil  Conservation  Service  at 
Coushatta. 

Jimmie  Durr,  A.  B.  '34,  is  with  the 
Soil  Conservation  Service  at  Pleasant 
Hill. 

Irene  Ivy  Page,  A.  B.  '34,  will  attend 
L.  S.  U.  this  summer. 

Mary  Dupree,  A.  B.  '34,  is  teaching 
at  the  Martin  High  School. 

Martha  Chapron,  ex  1934,  is  now 
Mrs.  B.  Edward  Boudreaux  of  Ber- 
wick. 

George  Thomas  Walker,  A.  B.  '35. 
is  teaching  commerce  at  the  North- 
east Center  at  Monroe. 

Nalda  Averett,  A.  B.  '35,  is  now^ 
working  for  the  Soil  Conservation 
Service  at  Coushatta.  Mrs.  Averett  is 
the  former  Emily  McDade,  A.  B.  '35. 

Lydel  Sims,  A.  B.  '35,  is  working 
for  a  newspaper  in  Nashville,  Tena. 

Edgerton  Pierson,  A.  B.  '35,  is  at- 
tending Tulane  Law  School. 

Miss  Truman  Burford,  A.  B.  '35,  is 
teaching  at  Heflin. 

George  Heard,  A.  B.  '35,  is  principal 
at  Merryville. 

Dorothy  Lowery,  A.  B.  '35,  is  now 
Mrs.  Pat  Flanagan  of  Baton  Rouge. 

Lucille  Castille,  A.  B.  '35,  is  now 
Mrs.  Walter  Arnette  of  Jennings. 


Arthur  Kile,  A.  B.  '35,  is  principal 
of  the  Provencal  High  School. 

Gaiennie  Hyams,  A.  B.  '35,  is  super- 
visor at  the  Natchitoches  High 
School. 

Valerie  Mcintosh,  A.  B.  '35,  is 
teaching  at  Oak  Grove. 

Ray  Winn,  A.  B.  '36,  is  agent  in 
Shreveport  for  the  Arkansas  Fuel 
Company.  Mrs.  Winn  is  the  former 
Margaret  Bilbray.   ex  '36. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Reily  (Mary  Pinkston) 
is  principal  of  the  Johnson  School  in 
Morehouse  Parish. 

Annice  Allday.  ex  1936,  is  now  Mrs. 
Donald  Smith  of  Flushing,  New  Jer- 
sey. 

William  Carlton,  A.  B.  '36,  who  ;"s 
doing  art  work  in  New  York,  was  a 
recent  visitor  to  the  campus  during 
his  vacation. 

Betty  Voorhies,  A.  B.  '36,  is  working 
for  the  New  Iberia  Hardware  Com- 
pany. 

Jessie  Murray,  A.  B.  '36,  is  em- 
ployed by  the  General  Motors  Ac- 
ceptance Corporation   at  Alexandria. 

Sara  Roach,  A.  B.  '36,  is  now  Mrs. 
Raymond  Whitehead  of  Natchitoches. 
Mr.  Whitehead,  ex  1926,  is  assistant 
treasurer  at  the  Normal.  They  are 
the  parents  of  a  small  daughter, 
Linda  Ann. 

Lucille  Lincoln,  ex  1926,  is  teach- 
ing at  Bogalusa. 

Kate  Stafford  Johnson,  A.  B.  '33, 
is  teaching  at  Benton. 

Esther  Anna  Levy,  ex  1936,  is  now 
attending  business  school  in  New  Or- 
leans. 

Emma  Lou  Lassus,  A.  B.  '36,  is 
teaching  at  Elton. 

Lilla  Lanius,  ex  '36,  is  teaching  at 
Waterproof. 

Edris  O'Neal,  A.  B.  '36,  is  teaching 
at  Vivian. 

Virginia  Butler,  A.  B.  '36,  is  teach- 
ing at  Hall  Summit. 

Louis  Reily,  A.  B.  '36.  is  teaching 
at  Collincton,  where  he  is  assistant 
principal  and  coach. 

Ann  Pender,  A.  B.  '36,  is  teaching 
at  Cheneyville. 

Clara  Loui.se  Havard,  A.  B.  '36,  is 
now  Mrs.  Rufus  Walker  of  Gibsland. 
Rufus,  A.  B.  '36,  is  coach  there. 


Frances  Houston,  A.  B.  '37,  is  now 
Mrs.  James  Hamilton  of  Dubach.  Mr. 
Hamilton,  A.  B.  '36,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  high  school  there. 

Thelma  Hickman,  A.  B.  '37,  is  now 
Mrs.  James  Pipkin  of  Eastland,  Tex. 

Isobel  Page,  A.  B.  '37,  and  Rutn 
Lee,  ex  '37,  are  teaching  at  Oak 
Grove. 

Gertie  Mims,  A.  B.  '37,  is  teaching 
commerce  at  DeRidder. 

Willa  Vae  Rhodes,  ex  '37,  is  now 
Mrs.  Miles  Biggs  of  Jennings. 

Mary  Kathryn  Woodyard,  A.  3. 
'37,  is  employed  as  secretary  in  the 
Normal  Extension  Department. 

Dorothy  Shell,  A.  B.  '37,  is  teach- 
ing at  Singer. 

Minnie  Merle  Flanders,  A.  B.  '37, 
is  teaching  at  Sulphur. 

Doris  Thibodeaux,  A.  B.  '37  is  now 
teaching  at  Oakdale. 

Harriet  Hall,  A.  B.  '37,  is  teaching 
at  New  Iberia. 

Aline  Hardey,  ex  '37,  is  now  teach- 
ing at  Bayou  Chicot. 

Pauline  Martin,  A.  B.  '37,  is  teach- 
ing at  Poland. 

Bobby  Montgomery,  A.  B.  '37,  is 
teaching  at  Vidrene. 

Laverne  Whitener,  A.  B.  '37,  is 
teaching  at  the  Greenwood  Hign 
School. 

Margaret  Elston,  A.  B.  '37,  is  now 
Mrs.  Kenneth  Lyons  of  Center,  Tex. 

Martha  Files,  ex  '37,  is  teaching  at 
McGinty. 

Elizabeth  Pender,  A.  B.  '37.  and 
Eloise  D'Abadie,  ex  1933,  are  teach- 
ing at  Vinton. 

James  Austin,  A.  B.  '37,  is  teach- 
ing at  Mooringsport.  Mrs.  Austin  is 
the  former  Geraldine  Lyons,  A.  B.  '37. 
0 

Some  of  the  former  greats  in 
athletics  and  what  they  are  doing: 
Loy  Camp,  A.  B.  1935,  Coach  at 
Clarks:  Joe  Mount,  A.  B.  1932,  coach 
at  Dubach;  Wilborn  Slack,  A.  B. 
1937,  coach  at  Sarepta;  Billy  Bau- 
cum, A.  B.  1936,  coach  at  Shongaloo; 
Woodrow  Turner,  A.  B.  1936,  coach 
at  Ouachita  Parish  High,  Monroe; 
Jimmie  Austin,  A.  B.  1937,  coach  at 
Mooringsport  High;  Loyd  Walker, 
A.  B.  1926,  Pi-incipal  of  Moorings- 
port High;  O.  C.  Sanders,  A.  B.  1929, 
coach  at  Vivian;  Ted  Rusheon,  A.  B. 
Page    Eighteen 


1931,  Principal  of  Haughton;  Hud- 
son Johnston,  A.  B.  1933,  Principal 
of   Benton:    Lawrence   Young,   A.   B. 

1934,  coacli  of  Shaw,  Miss.;  Francis 
Wimberly,  A.  B.  1934,  coach  of  New 
Iberia;  Jodie  Dry,  A.  B.  1931,  coach 
at  Franklin;    Buddy   Maxwell.  A.  B. 

1935,  coach  at  Greenwood;  Elmer  E. 
Sims,  A.  B.  1930,  coach  at  Olla; 
Buck  Sims.  A.  B.  1933,  coach  at  Sum- 
merfield;  Earl  Aiken,  A.  B.  1929, 
Principal  of  Cheney  ville;  Howard 
Moorman,  A.  B.  1932,  coach  at  Lake 
Providence;  C.  B.  Coney,  A.  B.  1925, 
Principal  and  track  coach  at  Sicily 
Island:  R.  J.  Stoker,  A.  B.  1932,  coach 
and  Principal  at  Pisgah  High  School, 
Tora,  La.:  Milton  Hall,  A.  B.  1933, 
coach  at  Many;  Cecil  Ross,  ex  1937, 
coach  at  Florien;  W.  J.  Dodd,  A.  B. 
1934,  coach  at  Oakdale;  John  Zen- 
ter,  A.  B.  1926,  coach  at  Plain  Deal- 
ing: Frank  Miller,  A.  B.  1931,  Pi'in- 
cipal  of  Dry  Creek  High  School;  and 
S'.oner  Moss,  A.  B.  1937,  employee 
Murray  Brooks  Hardware  Company, 
Lake  Charles. 

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Purple  Jacket  Home-Coming 
Alumni  returning  for  the  tenth 
anniversary  celebration  of  the  Purple 
Jacket  Club  on  April  29  included: 
Beth  Ricks,  1934,  teaching  at  Grand 
Cane;  Hazel  McGhee,  1937,  teaching 
at  Ville  Platte;  Alma  Fourney,  1934, 
teaching  at  Greenwood;  Virginia 
Butler,  1936,  teaching  at  Hall  Sum- 
mit; Gladys  Longino,  1935,  teaching 
at   Shreveport;   Sibyl   Lucy  Rore,  ex 

1936,  tsaching  at  Crowley;  Jane 
Shell,  1936,  teaching  at  Bastrop; 
Rushia  Mae  Butchee,  1936,  teaching 
at  Oakdale;  Kathryn  Gates,  1935, 
teaching  at  Oakdale;  Ellen  Douglas, 
1930,  teaching  at  Gilliam;  Doris  Gas- 
ton, 1931,  teaching  at  Bernice;  Doris 
Shell,  1937,  teaching  at  Kaplan;  Nelle 
Avery,  1931,  teaching  at  Many;  Dor- 
othy L'Herisson,  1936,  teaching  at 
Grand   Bayou;    Mary    C.   Woody ard, 

1937,  working  Extension  Department 
of  the  Normal;  Ottie  Mae  Duncan, 
1937,  teaching  at  Alexandria;  Mad- 
lyn  Kerr,  1936,  teaching  at  Le- 
Compte;  Shirley  Jamison,  1936,  work- 
ing for  Arkansas  Gas  Company. 
Shreveport;  Elizabeth  Leonard,  193G, 
doing  clerical  work  in  Shreveport: 
Willie  Mamye  Sledge,  1936,  teaching 
at    Kaplan;     Mai-y     Morgan,     1936, 


teaching  at  Ida;  and  Marjor.'e 
Escude,  1937,  teaching  at  Man.surn. 
Former  members:  Me.sdames  Will 
Pierson  (Doris  Henry,  1927)),  Loranc 
Brittain  (Frances  Aaron,  1934),  and 
Raymond  Whitehead  (Sara  Roach, 
1936)  of  Natchitoches  also  took  part. 


Births 


Born  to: 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  H.  Mitchell  of 
Longville,  a  daughter,  Sally  Jo,  re- 
cently. Mr.  Mitchell,  A.  B.  1935,  is 
principal  of  the  Longville  School. 
Mrs.  Mitchell  is  the  former  Theda 
Rose  Bilbor,  ex  1935. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Adams  (Pope 
Pickett,  ex  1933)  of  Natchitoches,  a 
daughter,  in  December. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  R.  Kearney  (Eileen 
Latham,  ex  1934)  of  New  Roads,  a 
daughter,  in  December. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bob  Bryant  (Lodi 
Tucker,  A.  B.  1935)  of  Baton  Rouge, 
a  daughter,  Julia  Katherine,  April  26. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  Peabody  (Melba 
Woodward,  A.  B.  1936)  of  Baton 
Rouge,  a  daughter,  March  3. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Dauterivs 
(Patricia  Burke,  1937)  of  New  Iberia, 
a  son,  Edward  III,  recently. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  I.  Davis  (Oila 
Guillory,  ex  1917)  of  Natchitoches, 
a  son,  Richard  Irving  II,  recently. 
Mr.  Davis,  1926,  is  a  member  of  the 
Normal  faculty. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Porter  Gaing- 
let  (Bobbie  McCain,  A.  B.  1927)  of 
DeRidder,  a  son,  Edward,  on  April  7. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Fincher,  (De- 
leah  Sheppard,  ex  1934)  of  Shreve- 
port, a  son,  Roger  Harold,  Jr.,  last 
August. 

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Married : 

Kathryn  M.  Brown,  ex  '37,  and 
Henry  H.  DeBlieux,  A.  B.  '34,  of  Nat- 
chitoches, in  January.  They  will 
make  their  home  in  Natchitoches, 
where  he  is  with  A.  DeBlieux  and 
Son. 

Anna  Holmes  Hinckley,  A.  B.  '30 
and  Boyd  McGraw  of  Shreveport  on 


April  15.  Mrs.  McGraw  is  teaching  at 
Byrd  High  School. 

Doris  Marionneaux,  A.  B.  '33,  and 
Miles  E.  David.son  on  April  18,  at 
Plaquemine. 

Jean  John.son,  A.  B.  '37,  and  Homy 
Busch  in  January.  They  are  living  at 
Mercedes,  Texas. 

Julia  Hoffpauir,  A.  B.  '35,  and  Ruf- 
fin  Scroggins  on  April  23.  They  will 
live  in  Leesville.  Mrs.  Scroggins  has 
been  supervisor  of  music  in  Verncn 
Parish. 

Addie  Byrd,  A.  B.  '31,  and  Jack 
Small,  A.  B.  '35,  during  the  Christ- 
mas holidays.  Mrs.  Small  teaches  in 
ths  Commerce  Department  of  the 
Normal;  Mr.  Small  is  employed  by 
the  Taylor  Lumber  Company  of 
Houston,  Texas. 

Mildred  Bardin,  A.  B.  '37,  and  Van 
Ellis  Lee,  in  December.  They  will  live 
in  Oak  Ridge. 

Margueritte  Hanley,  ex  '37,  and 
Leonard  Pi'att,  ex  '37,  in  September, 
1937.  They  will  live  in  Shreveport, 
where  he  is  working  for  the  postoflBce. 

Miss  A.  O.  Kelly,  A.  B.  '35,  and 
Woodrow  Waller,  A.  B.  '36,  in  Nat- 
chitoches during  April.  They  will  live 
at  Lisbon,  where  he  is  teaching. 

Beulah  Jackson,  ex  '33,  and  Vin- 
cent Bradfield,  in  Shreveport,  April 
1.  They  will  live  in  Shreveport. 

Lorenza  Hays,  ex  '34,  and  Leslie 
Cowley,  ex  '34,  on  Sunday,  May  8. 
at  Jonesboro.  Mr.  Cowley  is  assistant 
parish  agent  of  Caddo  Parish.  Home: 
Shreveport. 


The  marriage  of  Miss  Mary  Ellen 
Nsal  of  Mansfield  to  George  Thomas 
Walker  of  Monroe  will  be  celebrated 
at  the  bride-elect's  home  on  May  28. 
Miss  Neal,  a  member  of  Alpha  Sigma 
Alpha  sorority,  completed  her  work 
at  the  Normal  in  the  fall  of  1937.  She 
has  been  teaching  at  Cotton  Valley 
during  the  past  few  months.  Mr. 
Walker,  a  member  of  Sigma  Tan 
Gamma  fraternity,  took  his  B.  A.  in 
1935  from  the  Normal.  He  has  been 
teaching  at  the  Northeast  Center  in 
Monroe. 


Fellow  Alumni:  Drop  us  a  line  telling  us  where  you  are  and  what  you  are  doing.  Your 
old  classmates  and  other  friends  will  welcome  news  of  you. 


Page  Nineteen 


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We  congratulate  you  upon  this, 
your  first  issue  of  THE  NORMAL 
ALUMNI  COLUMNS. 

We  are  happy  to  cooperate  in  any 
way  for  the  betterment  of  the  Lou- 
isiana State  Normal  College. 

We  hope  that  the  reading  of  this 
news  of  your  Alma  Mater  will  be  as 
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46  YEARS  OF  CONTINUOUS  SERVICE 

"A  BANK  OF  PERSONAL  SERVICE" 

TOTAL  RESOURCES  OVER  $1,000,000 

Harold  Kaffie,  President 

Sydney  Kaffie,  Vice-President 

Arthur  C.  Watson,  Vice-President 
T.  G.  Barnes,  Cashier 

O.  W.  Traber,  Asst.  Cashier 

Directors: 

Harold  Kaffie  T.  G.  Barnes  H.  L.  Hughes 

J.  H.  Henry,  Jr.  O.  W.  Traber  D.  C.  Scarborough 

B.  S.  Swett  A.  C.  Watson  Sydney  Kaffie 

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It's  Second  Nature 

with  us  to  be  interested  in  the  development  of  the  Louisiana  State  Nor- 
mal College.  As  intelligent  people,  we  know  that  what  helps  Normal, 
helps  us;  therefore,  we  have  a  selfish  interest  in  her  growth.  But,  with 
every  member  of  The  Times'  official  family  a  graduate  of  Normal,  we 
have  a  deeper,  more  abiding  interest  in  her  welfare. 

And  with  our  experience  in  the  publishing  field,  we  know  that  there 
is  no  surer  way  to  maintain  a  sustained  interest  in  the  activities  of  aii 
institution  than  to  keep  its  friends  posted  on  those  activities. 

That's  why  we  are  so  delighted  with  the  news  that  the  alumni 
association  has  established  The  Normal  Alumni  Columns. 

Call  on  us  at  any  time  for  our  assistance  in  your 
efforts  to  further  Normal's  interest. 

The  Natchitoches  Times 

"Always  Boosting  Normal" 


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Servant 

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The  Home  of  one  of  our  State's  finest  Educational  Institutions 


The 

Exchange  Bank  of  Natchitoches 

1892-1938 

46  YEARS  OF  CONTINUOUS  SERVICE 

"A  BANK  OF  PERSONAL  SERVICE" 

TOTAL  RESOURCES  OVER  $1,000,000 

Harold  Kaffie,  President 

Sydney  Kaffie,  Vice-President 

Arthur  C.  Watson,  Vice-President 
T.  G.  Barnes,  Cashier 

O.  W.  Traber,  Asst.  Cashier 

Directors: 

Harold  Kaffie  T.  G.  Barnes  H.  L.  Hughes 

J.  H.  Henry,  Jr.  O.  W.  Traber  D.  C.  Scarborough 

B.  S.  Swett  A.  C.  Watson  Sydney  Kaffie 

Member  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation 


Pittsburgh  Paint  Products 

SUN-PROOF  PAINT 

WATERSPAR  ENAMELS 

VARNISH   -  STAINS   -   LACQUERS 

Let  Us  Help  You  Solve  Your  Paint  Problems 

S.  &  H.  Kaffie  Department  Store 

ANYTHING  -  EVERYTHING  -  ANYTIME 
Phone  25  Natchitoches,  La. 


It's  Second  Nature 

with  us  to  be  interested  in  the  development  of  the  Louisiana  State  Nor- 
mal College.  As  intelligent  people,  we  know  that  what  helps  Normal, 
helps  us;  therefore,  we  have  a  selfish  interest  in  her  growth.  But,  with 
every  member  of  The  Times'  official  family  a  graduate  of  Normal,  wo 
have  a  deeper,  more  abiding  interest  in  her  welfare. 

And  with  our  experience  in  the  publishing  field,  we  know  that  there 
is  no  surer  way  to  maintain  a  sustained  interest  in  the  activities  of  aii 
institution  than  to  keep  its  friends  posted  on  those  activities. 

That's  why  we  are  so  delighted  with  the  news  that  the  alumni 
association  has  established  The  Normal  Alumni  Columns. 

Call  on  US  at  any  time  for  our  assistance  in  your 
efforts  to  further  Normal's  interest. 

The  Natchitoches  Times 

"Always  Boosting  Normal" 


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Is  Your 

Clean  Efficient 

Servant 

NATCHITOCHES,  LOUISIANA 

The  Home  of  one  of  our  State's  finest  Educational  Institutions 


This  Organization  .  .  .  . 


having  as  its  prime  objective  the  betterment  of  the  city 
and  parish  of  Natchitoches,  is  keenly  interested  in  any 
movement  designed  to  further  the  progress  of  the  Lou- 
isiana State  Normal  College,  one  of  the  outstanding 
assets  of  the  community. 

It  is,  then,  with  pleasure  that  we  congratulate  the 
Alumni  of  the  college  on  the  occasion  of  the  publication 
of  the  first  issue  of  their  magazine.  It  is  our  belief  that 
it  will  do  much  to  promote  one  of  the  major  aims  of  this 
group— 

A  Greater  Normal  College 


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BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

C.  R.  Whitehead,  President  G.  F.  Thomas,  Vice  President 

R.  O.  Hicks,  Treasurer 

L.  C.  Brice  A.  G.  Lawton  M.  H.  Mallory  T.  M.  Stroud 

O.  W.  Traber  A.  C.  Watson  Miss  Edrie  Bonnette,  Secretary 


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As  a  friend  of  the  Louisiana  State  Normal  College,  this 
institution  has  watched  its  progress  with  interest.  Any- 
thing which  in  our  judgment  was  for  the  betterment  of 
the  college,  we  gave  wholehearted  support;  anything 
which  in  our  judgment  was  determined,  we  have  sought 
to  combat. 

With  this  point  of  view,  naturally  we  are  delighted  with        : 
the  alumni  association's  action  in  establishing  The  Nor- 
mal Alumni  Columns.  This  magazine  should  forge  more 
firmly  the  ties  that  bind  an  active,  aggressive  alumni 
and  a  militant  study  body  into  a  harmonious  whole, 
working  towards  a  better,  greater  State  Normal  Col- 
lege. 

We  pledge  our  continued  cooperation  with  other  friends 
of  the  college  who  seek  to  give  Normal  her  place  in  the 
sun. 

The  Standard  Bakery 

A.  J.  BUCKLEY,  Manager 

— • — • — • — • — y 

Congratulations 
to 

Normal  Alumni 
Columns 


on 

Its  First  Issue 

May  this  be  the  beginning 

of  a  successfi.ll  and 

interesting  quarterly  to 

the  thousands  of  Alumni  of 

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Best  Wishes 

To  The 
NORMAL  AND  ITS  ALUMNI 

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Fisher,  Louisiana 


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Member  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation 

C.  L.  Krieger,  President 
G.  H.  Pierson,  Vice-President  and  Cashier 
George  H.  Himel,  Assistant  Cashier 
Mrs.  Lucile  DeB.  Kelley,  Boop-keeper 

Directors: 

G.  H.  Pierson  J.  D.  Rusca 

A.  A.  Fredericks  J.  C.  Carnahan 
J.  H.  Blanchard  J.  C.  DeBlieux 
D.  T.  Tarlton  Hyman  Cohen 

C.  L.  Krieger 


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Producers  of  Quality 

Food  Products 

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Produce  Co. 

Inc. 
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rhe  Alumni  Association 

lakes  this  opportunity  of  congratulating 
Governor  Richard  W.  Leche  and  the  State 
Board  of  Education  for  their  recent  stand 
on  increasing  the  appropriations  for  im- 
proved facilities  and  maintenance  of  the 
State  Normal  College. 

We  urge  the  60,000  graduates  and 
former  students  to  join  hands  with  us  in 
building  Normal  to  the  position  she  rightful- 
ly holds  in  T  Louisiana's  educational  system. 

W.  W.  TEEKEL,  President 
LERO  Y  S.  MILLER,  SecV-Treas. 

The    Normal   Alumni    Columns   urges 
:     you   to   send   in   your  subscription    at: 
;:    once — 

1                  1  year    -     -    -     -      .75 
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What  Lies  Ahead  For  Non-Degree  Teachers 


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Louisa 


SALARIES  ARE  BEING  REGULATED  ON 

THE  BASIS  OF  TRAINING  AND 

EXPERIENCE 

A  DEGREE  MEANS  INCREASED  PAY 


Why  Not  Spend  Summer  School 
At  The  Normal 

•  Wide  variety  of  subjects  (171  in  23 

departments) 

•  Special  demonstration  situations  in 

elementary  school 

•  Special  courses  in  Guidance,  Music, 

Physical  Education,  Speech 

•  Living  expenses  low  as  lowest 

•  Ideal  environment  for  study,  recrea- 

tion, relaxation 

•  Seasonal  sports  --  swimming,  boat- 

ing, fishing,  golfing,  recreational 
games 

•  Entertainments  by  renowned  artists 

Summer  Term  of  Nine  Weeks 

Opens  on  May  30 
Closes  on  July  30 

Why  not  combine  study  and  pleasure  this 
summer  at  the  State  Normal  College  where 
an  atmosphere  of  culture  and  refinement 
blends  with  that  of  an  ideal  setting  for  a  sum- 
mer resort? 

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